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Recognised as Colour

#A887FF

  • #A887FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A887FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 135, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A887FF#A887FF
HEX#A887FF
RGBrgb(168, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.5, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,044,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A887FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#577800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6399FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#949EB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFF87
Analogous#87A2FF, #E487FF
Triadic#FFA887, #87FFA8
Split complementary#FFE487, #A2FF87
Tetradic#FF87A2, #DEFF87, #87FFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EDFF
Lighter +10%#CDBAFF
Darker −10%#8354FF
Darker −20%#5E21FF
Darker −30%#4100ED
Darker −40%#3300BA
More saturated +25%#A887FF
Less saturated −25%#AF96F0

Channel breakdown

R168
G135
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 87 · B FF

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