Colour

#7811EF

#7811EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7811EF is a violet with RGB values 120, 17, 239 and HSL 268°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7811EF#7811EF

HEX#7811EF

RGBrgb(120, 17, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0667, 0.9373

RGB percentages47.1%, 6.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(267.8, 87.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 92.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK49.8%, 92.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,868,911

CSS custom property--colour: #7811EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#87EE10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Tritanopia#50608Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 17.2 Medium blue · ΔE 17.6 Blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#88EF11

Analogous#1119EF, #E711EF

Triadic#EF7811, #11EF78

Split complementary#EFE711, #19EF11

Tetradic#EF1119, #88EF11, #11EFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4D0FC

Lighter +30%#C9A0F9

Lighter +20%#AE71F5

Lighter +10%#9341F2

Darker −10%#600DC0

Darker −20%#480A90

Darker −30%#300661

Darker −40%#180331

More saturated +25%#7701FF

Less saturated −25%#7A31CF

Channel breakdown

R120

G17

B239

Red120 (47.1%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue267.84°

Saturation (HSL)87.4%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 11 · B EF

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