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Recognised as Colour

#A887FA

  • #A887FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A887FA is a violet with RGB values 168, 135, 250 and HSL 257°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A887FA#A887FA
HEX#A887FA
RGBrgb(168, 135, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5294, 0.9804
RGB percentages65.9%, 52.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(257.2, 92%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 46%, 98%)
CMYK32.8%, 46%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,044,858
CSS custom property--colour: #A887FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#577805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619CFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6799F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#959DB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9FA87
Analogous#87A0FA, #E187FA
Triadic#FAA887, #87FAA8
Split complementary#FAE187, #A0FA87
Tetradic#FA87A0, #D9FA87, #87FAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE9FE
Lighter +10%#CBB8FC
Darker −10%#8556F8
Darker −20%#6125F6
Darker −30%#4709DF
Darker −40%#3707AE
More saturated +25%#A682FF
Less saturated −25%#AF97EA

Channel breakdown

R168
G135
B250
Red168 (65.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue257.22°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 87 · B FA

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