Recognised as Colour

#AA78CA

#AA78CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA78CA is a violet with RGB values 170, 120, 202 and HSL 277°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA78CA#AA78CA

HEX#AA78CA

RGBrgb(170, 120, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4706, 0.7922

RGB percentages66.7%, 47.1%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(276.6, 43.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 40.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK15.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,172,042

CSS custom property--colour: #AA78CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#558735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#688ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#748DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A78497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Violet · ΔE 24.6 Slate blue · ΔE 26.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98CA78

Analogous#8178CA, #CA78C1

Triadic#CAAA78, #78CAAA

Split complementary#C1CA78, #78CA81

Tetradic#CA8178, #98CA78, #78C1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE6F5

Lighter +20%#D8C1E7

Lighter +10%#C19DD8

Darker −10%#9353BC

Darker −20%#793E9E

Darker −30%#5D3079

Darker −40%#412155

More saturated +25%#AF61E2

Less saturated −25%#A590B3

Channel breakdown

R170

G120

B202

Red170 (66.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue276.59°

Saturation (HSL)43.62%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 78 · B CA

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