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Recognised as Colour

#7637A2

  • #7637A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7637A2 is a violet with RGB values 118, 55, 162 and HSL 275°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7637A2#7637A2
HEX#7637A2
RGBrgb(118, 55, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.2157, 0.6353
RGB percentages46.3%, 21.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(275.3, 49.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 66%, 63.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,747,490
CSS custom property--colour: #7637A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#89C85D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#2356A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6F4D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.1Purple · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 17.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63A237
Analogous#4137A2, #A23798
Triadic#A27637, #37A276
Split complementary#98A237, #37A241
Tetradic#A24137, #63A237, #3798A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6BDE8
Lighter +30%#BF96DC
Lighter +20%#A870CF
Lighter +10%#914AC2
Darker −10%#5A2A7C
Darker −20%#3F1D56
Darker −30%#231030
Darker −40%#07030A
More saturated +25%#7B1CBD
Less saturated −25%#715287

Channel breakdown

R118
G55
B162
Red118 (46.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue275.33°
Saturation (HSL)49.31%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 37 · B A2

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