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Recognised as Colour

#A78EFF

  • #A78EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A78EFF is a blue with RGB values 167, 142, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A78EFF#A78EFF
HEX#A78EFF
RGBrgb(167, 142, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5569, 1
RGB percentages65.5%, 55.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.3, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK34.5%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,119
CSS custom property--colour: #A78EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#587100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92A4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FF8E
Analogous#8EAEFF, #DF8EFF
Triadic#FFA78E, #8EFFA7
Split complementary#FFDF8E, #AEFF8E
Tetradic#FF8EAE, #E6FF8E, #8EFFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F4FF
Lighter +10%#CFC1FF
Darker −10%#7F5BFF
Darker −20%#5828FF
Darker −30%#3600F4
Darker −40%#2B00C1
More saturated +25%#A78EFF
Less saturated −25%#AF9CF1

Channel breakdown

R167
G142
B255
Red167 (65.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8E · B FF

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