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Recognised as Colour

#A78EBD

  • #A78EBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A78EBD is a violet with RGB values 167, 142, 189 and HSL 272°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A78EBD#A78EBD
HEX#A78EBD
RGBrgb(167, 142, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5569, 0.7412
RGB percentages65.5%, 55.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(271.9, 26.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 24.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK11.6%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,053
CSS custom property--colour: #A78EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#587142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8697BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B98BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A4949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4BD8E
Analogous#8F8EBD, #BD8EBC
Triadic#BDA78E, #8EBDA7
Split complementary#BCBD8E, #8EBD8F
Tetradic#BD8F8E, #A4BD8E, #8EBCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EFF5
Lighter +20%#D9CEE3
Lighter +10%#C0AED0
Darker −10%#8E6EAA
Darker −20%#745491
Darker −30%#5A4270
Darker −40%#412F50
More saturated +25%#A878D3
Less saturated −25%#A6A4A7

Channel breakdown

R167
G142
B189
Red167 (65.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue271.91°
Saturation (HSL)26.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8E · B BD

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