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Recognised as Colour

#7804A5

  • #7804A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7804A5 is a violet with RGB values 120, 4, 165 and HSL 283°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7804A5#7804A5
HEX#7804A5
RGBrgb(120, 4, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0157, 0.6471
RGB percentages47.1%, 1.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(283.2, 95.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 97.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK27.3%, 97.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,865,509
CSS custom property--colour: #7804A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#87FB5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#723A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Indigo · ΔE 16.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31A504
Analogous#2804A5, #A50481
Triadic#A57804, #04A578
Split complementary#81A504, #04A528
Tetradic#A52804, #31A504, #0481A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D779FC
Lighter +30%#C847FB
Lighter +20%#BA16F9
Lighter +10%#9C05D7
Darker −10%#540373
Darker −20%#300241
Darker −30%#0B0010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A00A9
Less saturated −25%#6F1990

Channel breakdown

R120
G4
B165
Red120 (47.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue283.23°
Saturation (HSL)95.27%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 04 · B A5

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