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Recognised as Colour

#A875FF

  • #A875FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A875FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 117, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A875FF#A875FF
HEX#A875FF
RGBrgb(168, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.2, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,040,255
CSS custom property--colour: #A875FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#578A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9591AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFF75
Analogous#7587FF, #ED75FF
Triadic#FFA875, #75FFA8
Split complementary#FFED75, #87FF75
Tetradic#FF7587, #CCFF75, #75FFED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DBFF
Lighter +10%#C8A8FF
Darker −10%#8842FF
Darker −20%#680FFF
Darker −30%#5100DB
Darker −40%#3E00A8
More saturated +25%#A875FF
Less saturated −25%#AC86EE

Channel breakdown

R168
G117
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 75 · B FF

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