Recognised as Colour

#A78ABD

#A78ABD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A78ABD is a violet with RGB values 167, 138, 189 and HSL 274°, 28%, 64%. 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

#A78ABD#A78ABD

HEX#A78ABD

RGBrgb(167, 138, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5412, 0.7412

RGB percentages65.5%, 54.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(274.1, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK11.6%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,980,029

CSS custom property--colour: #A78ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#587542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#8896BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A5919Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6 Thistle · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0BD8A

Analogous#8D8ABD, #BD8ABA

Triadic#BDA78A, #8ABDA7

Split complementary#B9BD8A, #8ABD8D

Tetradic#BD8D8A, #A0BD8A, #8AB9BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1ECF4

Lighter +20%#D8CBE2

Lighter +10%#C0ABCF

Darker −10%#8E69AB

Darker −20%#755190

Darker −30%#5A3F6F

Darker −40%#402C4F

More saturated +25%#AA73D4

Less saturated −25%#A4A1A6

Channel breakdown

R167

G138

B189

Red167 (65.5%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue274.12°

Saturation (HSL)27.87%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 8A · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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