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Recognised as Colour

#A78FAE

  • #A78FAE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A78FAE is a violet with RGB values 167, 143, 174 and HSL 286°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A78FAE#A78FAE
HEX#A78FAE
RGBrgb(167, 143, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5608, 0.6824
RGB percentages65.5%, 56.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(286.5, 16.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 17.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK4%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,294
CSS custom property--colour: #A78FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#587051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C95AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9198ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A79299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96AE8F
Analogous#988FAE, #AE8FA5
Triadic#AEA78F, #8FAEA7
Split complementary#A6AE8F, #8FAE98
Tetradic#AE988F, #96AE8F, #8FA5AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE8EE
Lighter +20%#D6CAD9
Lighter +10%#BEADC3
Darker −10%#907199
Darker −20%#755A7D
Darker −30%#59455F
Darker −40%#3D2F42
More saturated +25%#B477C6
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R167
G143
B174
Red167 (65.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue286.45°
Saturation (HSL)16.06%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8F · B AE

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