Colour

#7500A0

#7500A0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7500A0 is a violet with RGB values 117, 0, 160 and HSL 284°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7500A0#7500A0

HEX#7500A0

RGBrgb(117, 0, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0, 0.6275

RGB percentages45.9%, 0%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(283.9, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK26.9%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,667,872

CSS custom property--colour: #7500A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1

Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#8AFF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#00499Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#70375Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1 Indigo · ΔE 15 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1 Purple · ΔE 19.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BA000

Analogous#2500A0, #A0007B

Triadic#A07500, #00A075

Split complementary#7BA000, #00A025

Tetradic#A02500, #2BA000, #007BA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D86DFF

Lighter +30%#CA3AFF

Lighter +20%#BC07FF

Lighter +10%#9A00D3

Darker −10%#50006D

Darker −20%#2A003A

Darker −30%#050007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7500A0

Less saturated −25%#6C148C

Channel breakdown

R117

B160

Red117 (45.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue283.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 00 · B A0

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