Recognised as Colour

#7612BD

#7612BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7612BD is a violet with RGB values 118, 18, 189 and HSL 275°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7612BD

RGBrgb(118, 18, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.0706, 0.7412

RGB percentages46.3%, 7.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(275.1, 82.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 90.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK37.6%, 90.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,738,045

CSS custom property--colour: #7612BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#89ED42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#67496Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8 Blue violet · ΔE 12 Dark violet · ΔE 12.3 Indigo · ΔE 23.9 Dark blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59BD12

Analogous#2012BD, #BD12AF

Triadic#BD7612, #12BD76

Split complementary#AFBD12, #12BD20

Tetradic#BD2012, #59BD12, #12AFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4A5F6

Lighter +30%#BF76F2

Lighter +20%#A947EE

Lighter +10%#9319E9

Darker −10%#590E8E

Darker −20%#3C0960

Darker −30%#1F0531

Darker −40%#020003

More saturated +25%#7900CF

Less saturated −25%#722CA3

Channel breakdown

R118

G18

B189

Red118 (46.3%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue275.09°

Saturation (HSL)82.61%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 12 · B BD

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