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Recognised as Colour

#A787FC

  • #A787FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A787FC is a violet with RGB values 167, 135, 252 and HSL 256°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A787FC#A787FC
HEX#A787FC
RGBrgb(167, 135, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5294, 0.9882
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(256.4, 95.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 46.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK33.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,324
CSS custom property--colour: #A787FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#587803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6499F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#939DB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCFC87
Analogous#87A2FC, #E187FC
Triadic#FCA787, #87FCA7
Split complementary#FCE287, #A2FC87
Tetradic#FC87A2, #DCFC87, #87FCE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EBFE
Lighter +10%#CBB9FD
Darker −10%#8355FB
Darker −20%#5E23FA
Darker −30%#4306E4
Darker −40%#3404B3
More saturated +25%#A684FF
Less saturated −25%#AE96ED

Channel breakdown

R167
G135
B252
Red167 (65.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue256.41°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 87 · B FC

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