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Colour

#A78BE0

  • #A78BE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A78BE0 is a violet with RGB values 167, 139, 224 and HSL 260°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A78BE0#A78BE0
HEX#A78BE0
RGBrgb(167, 139, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5451, 0.8784
RGB percentages65.5%, 54.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(259.8, 57.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 37.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK25.4%, 37.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,980,320
CSS custom property--colour: #A78BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#58741F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759AE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A99DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9C99ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Plum · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 27.6Violet · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4E08B
Analogous#8B9AE0, #D18BE0
Triadic#E0A78B, #8BE0A7
Split complementary#E0D18B, #9AE08B
Tetradic#E08B9A, #C4E08B, #8BE0D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DBF6
Lighter +10%#C6B3EB
Darker −10%#8863D5
Darker −20%#6A3BCA
Darker −30%#542CA6
Darker −40%#40227D
More saturated +25%#A179F2
Less saturated −25%#AD9DCE

Channel breakdown

R167
G139
B224
Red167 (65.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue259.76°
Saturation (HSL)57.82%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8B · B E0

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