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Recognised as Colour

#A87FDC

  • #A87FDC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A87FDC is a violet with RGB values 168, 127, 220 and HSL 266°, 57%, 68%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A87FDC#A87FDC
HEX#A87FDC
RGBrgb(168, 127, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.498, 0.8627
RGB percentages65.9%, 49.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(266.5, 57.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 42.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK23.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,042,780
CSS custom property--colour: #A87FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#578023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6791DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7092DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3DC7F
Analogous#7F84DC, #D77FDC
Triadic#DCA87F, #7FDCA8
Split complementary#DCD77F, #85DC7F
Tetradic#DC7F84, #B3DC7F, #7FDCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7FD
Lighter +20%#DECFF2
Lighter +10%#C3A7E7
Darker −10%#8D57D1
Darker −20%#7235C0
Darker −30%#5A2A98
Darker −40%#431F70
More saturated +25%#A66BF0
Less saturated −25%#AA93C8

Channel breakdown

R168
G127
B220
Red168 (65.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue266.45°
Saturation (HSL)57.06%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 7F · B DC

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