Recognised as Colour

#7512FF

#7512FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#7512FF is a violet with RGB values 117, 18, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#7512FF#7512FF

HEX#7512FF

RGBrgb(117, 18, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0706, 1

RGB percentages45.9%, 7.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(265.1, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK54.1%, 92.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,672,575

CSS custom property--colour: #7512FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8AED00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3B6897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.7 Medium blue · ΔE 20.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 43

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CFF12

Analogous#1225FF, #EB12FF

Triadic#FF7512, #12FF75

Split complementary#FFEC12, #25FF12

Tetradic#FF1226, #9CFF12, #12FFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECDEFF

Lighter +30%#CEABFF

Lighter +20%#B078FF

Lighter +10%#9345FF

Darker −10%#5D00DE

Darker −20%#4700AB

Darker −30%#320078

Darker −40%#1D0045

More saturated +25%#7512FF

Less saturated −25%#7A30E1

Channel breakdown

R117

G18

B255

Red117 (45.9%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue265.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 12 · B FF

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