Recognised as Colour

#A788E9

#A788E9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A788E9 is a violet with RGB values 167, 136, 233 and HSL 259°, 69%, 72%. 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

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HEX#A788E9

RGBrgb(167, 136, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5333, 0.9137

RGB percentages65.5%, 53.3%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(259.2, 68.8%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 41.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK28.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,979,561

CSS custom property--colour: #A788E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#587716

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C99EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7298E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9999ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAE988

Analogous#889AE9, #D788E9

Triadic#E9A788, #88E9A7

Split complementary#E9D888, #99E988

Tetradic#E9889A, #CAE988, #88E9D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7DEF9

Lighter +10%#C7B3F1

Darker −10%#875DE1

Darker −20%#6732D9

Darker −30%#5122B6

Darker −40%#3E1A8B

More saturated +25%#A176FB

Less saturated −25%#AD9AD7

Channel breakdown

R167

G136

B233

Red167 (65.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue259.18°

Saturation (HSL)68.79%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 88 · B E9

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