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Recognised as Colour

#7723B3

  • #7723B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7723B3 is a violet with RGB values 119, 35, 179 and HSL 275°, 67%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7723B3#7723B3
HEX#7723B3
RGBrgb(119, 35, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1373, 0.702
RGB percentages46.7%, 13.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(275, 67.3%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 80.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK33.5%, 80.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,807,923
CSS custom property--colour: #7723B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#88DC4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Indigo · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FB323
Analogous#2F23B3, #B323A7
Triadic#B37723, #23B377
Split complementary#A7B323, #23B32F
Tetradic#B32F23, #5FB323, #23A7B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B2F0
Lighter +30%#C087E8
Lighter +20%#A95DDF
Lighter +10%#9232D7
Darker −10%#5B1B88
Darker −20%#3E125E
Darker −30%#220A33
Darker −40%#060208
More saturated +25%#7B08CE
Less saturated −25%#733E98

Channel breakdown

R119
G35
B179
Red119 (46.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)67.29%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 23 · B B3

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