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Recognised as Colour

#A87EFF

  • #A87EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A87EFF is a violet with RGB values 168, 126, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A87EFF#A87EFF
HEX#A87EFF
RGBrgb(168, 126, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4941, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 49.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.5, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 50.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,042,559
CSS custom property--colour: #A87EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#578100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#5794FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9497B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5FF7E
Analogous#7E95FF, #E87EFF
Triadic#FFA87E, #7EFFA8
Split complementary#FFE97E, #95FF7E
Tetradic#FF7E95, #D5FF7E, #7EFFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE4FF
Lighter +10%#CAB1FF
Darker −10%#864BFF
Darker −20%#6318FF
Darker −30%#4A00E4
Darker −40%#3A00B1
More saturated +25%#A87EFF
Less saturated −25%#AE8EEF

Channel breakdown

R168
G126
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 7E · B FF

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