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Colour

#A78CD7

  • #A78CD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A78CD7 is a violet with RGB values 167, 140, 215 and HSL 262°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A78CD7#A78CD7
HEX#A78CD7
RGBrgb(167, 140, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.549, 0.8431
RGB percentages65.5%, 54.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(261.6, 48.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 34.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,980,567
CSS custom property--colour: #A78CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#587328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A99DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F99D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9E98A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCD78C
Analogous#8C96D7, #CD8CD7
Triadic#D7A78C, #8CD7A7
Split complementary#D7CD8C, #96D78C
Tetradic#D78C96, #BCD78C, #8CD7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E1D8F1
Lighter +10%#C4B2E4
Darker −10%#8A66CA
Darker −20%#6D41BC
Darker −30%#573496
Darker −40%#412770
More saturated +25%#A279EA
Less saturated −25%#AC9FC4

Channel breakdown

R167
G140
B215
Red167 (65.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue261.6°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8C · B D7

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