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Recognised as Colour

#A85DC7

  • #A85DC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A85DC7 is a violet with RGB values 168, 93, 199 and HSL 282°, 49%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A85DC7#A85DC7
HEX#A85DC7
RGBrgb(168, 93, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3647, 0.7804
RGB percentages65.9%, 36.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(282.5, 48.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 53.3%, 78%)
CMYK15.6%, 53.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,034,055
CSS custom property--colour: #A85DC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#57A238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4478CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7EC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#A66E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CC75D
Analogous#735DC7, #C75DB1
Triadic#C7A85D, #5DC7A8
Split complementary#B1C75D, #5DC773
Tetradic#C7735D, #7CC75D, #5DB1C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F5FB
Lighter +30%#E5CFEE
Lighter +20%#D1A9E1
Lighter +10%#BC83D4
Darker −10%#913EB3
Darker −20%#72318D
Darker −30%#542467
Darker −40%#351741
More saturated +25%#B342E2
Less saturated −25%#9D78AC

Channel breakdown

R168
G93
B199
Red168 (65.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue282.45°
Saturation (HSL)48.62%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5D · B C7

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