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Recognised as Colour

#A786E2

  • #A786E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A786E2 is a violet with RGB values 167, 134, 226 and HSL 262°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A786E2#A786E2
HEX#A786E2
RGBrgb(167, 134, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5255, 0.8863
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(261.5, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK26.1%, 40.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,042
CSS custom property--colour: #A786E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#58791D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7496E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9C96A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Plum · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E286
Analogous#8693E2, #D586E2
Triadic#E2A786, #86E2A7
Split complementary#E2D586, #93E286
Tetradic#E28693, #C1E286, #86E2D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3D8F6
Lighter +10%#C5AFEC
Darker −10%#895DD8
Darker −20%#6B34CE
Darker −30%#5628A7
Darker −40%#401E7E
More saturated +25%#A273F5
Less saturated −25%#AC99CF

Channel breakdown

R167
G134
B226
Red167 (65.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue261.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 86 · B E2

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