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Colour

#7800FF

  • #7800FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#7800FF is a violet with RGB values 120, 0, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#7800FF#7800FF
HEX#7800FF
RGBrgb(120, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.2, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 100%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,864,575
CSS custom property--colour: #7800FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#87FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#446696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 39.1Fuchsia · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87FF00
Analogous#0007FF, #F800FF
Triadic#FF7800, #00FF78
Split complementary#FFF800, #07FF00
Tetradic#FF0007, #87FF00, #00FFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4CCFF
Lighter +30%#C999FF
Lighter +20%#AE66FF
Lighter +10%#9333FF
Darker −10%#6000CC
Darker −20%#480099
Darker −30%#300066
Darker −40%#180033
More saturated +25%#7800FF
Less saturated −25%#7A20DF

Channel breakdown

R120
G0
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 00 · B FF

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