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Recognised as Colour

#76009F

  • #76009F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#76009F is a violet with RGB values 118, 0, 159 and HSL 285°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#76009F#76009F
HEX#76009F
RGBrgb(118, 0, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0, 0.6235
RGB percentages46.3%, 0%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(284.5, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK25.8%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,733,407
CSS custom property--colour: #76009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#89FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00499Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#71365Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Indigo · ΔE 14.9Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#299F00
Analogous#26009F, #9F0079
Triadic#9F7600, #009F76
Split complementary#799F00, #009F27
Tetradic#9F2700, #299F00, #00799F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D96CFF
Lighter +30%#CC39FF
Lighter +20%#BF06FF
Lighter +10%#9C00D2
Darker −10%#50006C
Darker −20%#2A0039
Darker −30%#040006
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#76009F
Less saturated −25%#6C148B

Channel breakdown

R118
G0
B159
Red118 (46.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue284.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 00 · B 9F

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