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Colour

#A788FF

  • #A788FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A788FF is a violet with RGB values 167, 136, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A788FF#A788FF
HEX#A788FF
RGBrgb(167, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages65.5%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.6, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK34.5%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,583
CSS custom property--colour: #A788FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#587700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#639AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#929FB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2Violet · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0FF88
Analogous#88A4FF, #E388FF
Triadic#FFA788, #88FFA7
Split complementary#FFE288, #A5FF88
Tetradic#FF88A4, #E0FF88, #88FFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EEFF
Lighter +10%#CDBBFF
Darker −10%#8155FF
Darker −20%#5C22FF
Darker −30%#3E00EE
Darker −40%#3100BB
More saturated +25%#A788FF
Less saturated −25%#AE97F0

Channel breakdown

R167
G136
B255
Red167 (65.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 88 · B FF

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