Colour

#7816EC

#7816EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7816EC is a violet with RGB values 120, 22, 236 and HSL 267°, 85%, 51%. 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

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HEX#7816EC

RGBrgb(120, 22, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0863, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.1%, 8.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(267.5, 84.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 90.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK49.2%, 90.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,870,188

CSS custom property--colour: #7816EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 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 black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#87E913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#52608Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.3 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 text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.9 Dark violet · ΔE 15.5 Medium blue · ΔE 17.2 Blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1 Dark blue · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AEC16

Analogous#161FEC, #E316EC

Triadic#EC7816, #16EC78

Split complementary#ECE316, #1FEC16

Tetradic#EC161F, #8AEC16, #16ECE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5D3FB

Lighter +30%#CAA3F8

Lighter +20%#AF74F4

Lighter +10%#9345F0

Darker −10%#6010BF

Darker −20%#480C90

Darker −30%#310861

Darker −40%#190432

More saturated +25%#7603FF

Less saturated −25%#7B35CD

Channel breakdown

R120

G22

B236

Red120 (47.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue267.48°

Saturation (HSL)84.92%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 16 · B EC

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