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Recognised as Colour

#7642CC

  • #7642CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7642CC is a violet with RGB values 118, 66, 204 and HSL 263°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7642CC#7642CC
HEX#7642CC
RGBrgb(118, 66, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.2588, 0.8
RGB percentages46.3%, 25.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(262.6, 57.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 67.6%, 80%)
CMYK42.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,750,348
CSS custom property--colour: #7642CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#89BD33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F6382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98CC42
Analogous#4253CC, #BB42CC
Triadic#CC7642, #42CC76
Split complementary#CCBB42, #53CC42
Tetradic#CC4253, #98CC42, #42CCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE3F7
Lighter +30%#CDBAED
Lighter +20%#B092E2
Lighter +10%#936AD7
Darker −10%#5E2FAC
Darker −20%#482484
Darker −30%#32195C
Darker −40%#1C0E34
More saturated +25%#6F24EA
Less saturated −25%#7D60AE

Channel breakdown

R118
G66
B204
Red118 (46.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue262.61°
Saturation (HSL)57.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 42 · B CC

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