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Recognised as Colour

#A78EDF

  • #A78EDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A78EDF is a violet with RGB values 167, 142, 223 and HSL 259°, 56%, 72%. 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

#A78EDF#A78EDF
HEX#A78EDF
RGBrgb(167, 142, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5569, 0.8745
RGB percentages65.5%, 55.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(258.5, 55.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 36.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK25.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,087
CSS custom property--colour: #A78EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#587120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.1Orchid · ΔE 29.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DF8E
Analogous#8E9EDF, #CF8EDF
Triadic#DFA78E, #8EDFA7
Split complementary#DFCF8E, #9EDF8E
Tetradic#DF8E9D, #C6DF8E, #8EDFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DDF6
Lighter +10%#C6B6EA
Darker −10%#8866D4
Darker −20%#693FC8
Darker −30%#532FA5
Darker −40%#3F247D
More saturated +25%#A07CF1
Less saturated −25%#AEA0CD

Channel breakdown

R167
G142
B223
Red167 (65.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue258.52°
Saturation (HSL)55.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8E · B DF

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