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Recognised as Colour

#7622AA

  • #7622AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7622AA is a violet with RGB values 118, 34, 170 and HSL 277°, 67%, 40%. 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

#7622AA#7622AA
HEX#7622AA
RGBrgb(118, 34, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.1333, 0.6667
RGB percentages46.3%, 13.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(277.1, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK30.6%, 80%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,742,122
CSS custom property--colour: #7622AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#89DD55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 14.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Dark magenta · ΔE 18Purple · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56AA22
Analogous#3222AA, #AA229A
Triadic#AA7622, #22AA76
Split complementary#9AAA22, #22AA32
Tetradic#AA3222, #56AA22, #229AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4AAEE
Lighter +30%#BE7FE5
Lighter +20%#A955DD
Lighter +10%#932AD5
Darker −10%#581980
Darker −20%#3B1155
Darker −30%#1D092B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7C08C4
Less saturated −25%#703B91

Channel breakdown

R118
G34
B170
Red118 (46.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue277.06°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 22 · B AA

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