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Recognised as Colour

#781CC1

  • #781CC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#781CC1 is a violet with RGB values 120, 28, 193 and HSL 273°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#781CC1#781CC1
HEX#781CC1
RGBrgb(120, 28, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1098, 0.7569
RGB percentages47.1%, 11%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(273.5, 74.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 85.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK37.8%, 85.5%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,871,681
CSS custom property--colour: #781CC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#87E33E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#684D73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 12.9Indigo · ΔE 24Dark blue · ΔE 25.1Medium blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65C11C
Analogous#261CC1, #C11CB7
Triadic#C1781C, #1CC178
Split complementary#B8C11C, #1CC125
Tetradic#C1251C, #65C11C, #1CB7C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8B5F4
Lighter +30%#C188EE
Lighter +20%#AA5CE7
Lighter +10%#922FE1
Darker −10%#5C1694
Darker −20%#410F68
Darker −30%#25093B
Darker −40%#09020F
More saturated +25%#7B00DD
Less saturated −25%#7538A5

Channel breakdown

R120
G28
B193
Red120 (47.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue273.45°
Saturation (HSL)74.66%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 1C · B C1

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