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Recognised as Colour

#A878FC

  • #A878FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A878FC is a violet with RGB values 168, 120, 252 and HSL 262°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A878FC#A878FC
HEX#A878FC
RGBrgb(168, 120, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4706, 0.9882
RGB percentages65.9%, 47.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(261.8, 95.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 52.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 52.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,041,020
CSS custom property--colour: #A878FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#578703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4492FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5291F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9692AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFC78
Analogous#788AFC, #EA78FC
Triadic#FCA878, #78FCA8
Split complementary#FCEA78, #8AFC78
Tetradic#FC788A, #CCFC78, #78FCEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DCFE
Lighter +10%#C8AAFD
Darker −10%#8846FB
Darker −20%#6814FA
Darker −30%#5105D6
Darker −40%#3E04A4
More saturated +25%#A775FF
Less saturated −25%#AD89EB

Channel breakdown

R168
G120
B252
Red168 (65.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 78 · B FC

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