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Recognised as Colour

#A785F4

  • #A785F4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A785F4 is a violet with RGB values 167, 133, 244 and HSL 258°, 83%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A785F4#A785F4
HEX#A785F4
RGBrgb(167, 133, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5216, 0.9569
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(258.4, 83.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 45.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK31.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,978,804
CSS custom property--colour: #A785F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#587A0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6199F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6897F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#969AB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2F485
Analogous#859BF4, #DE85F4
Triadic#F4A785, #85F4A7
Split complementary#F4DE85, #9BF485
Tetradic#F4859B, #D2F485, #85F4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE3FC
Lighter +10%#C9B4F8
Darker −10%#8556F0
Darker −20%#6427EC
Darker −30%#4C13CD
Darker −40%#3B0E9F
More saturated +25%#A37AFF
Less saturated −25%#AD96E3

Channel breakdown

R167
G133
B244
Red167 (65.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue258.38°
Saturation (HSL)83.46%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 85 · B F4

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