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Recognised as Colour

#A787D2

  • #A787D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A787D2 is a violet with RGB values 167, 135, 210 and HSL 266°, 45%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A787D2#A787D2
HEX#A787D2
RGBrgb(167, 135, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5294, 0.8235
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(265.6, 45.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 35.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK20.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,282
CSS custom property--colour: #A787D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#58782D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7695D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D95D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A093A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.2Violet · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2D287
Analogous#878CD2, #CD87D2
Triadic#D2A787, #87D2A7
Split complementary#D2CD87, #8DD287
Tetradic#D2878D, #B2D287, #87D2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6FC
Lighter +20%#DDD1EE
Lighter +10%#C2ACE0
Darker −10%#8C62C4
Darker −20%#7142B1
Darker −30%#5A348C
Darker −40%#422667
More saturated +25%#A472E7
Less saturated −25%#AA9CBD

Channel breakdown

R167
G135
B210
Red167 (65.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue265.6°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 87 · B D2

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