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Colour

#781DF9

  • #781DF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#781DF9 is a violet with RGB values 120, 29, 249 and HSL 265°, 95%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#781DF9#781DF9
HEX#781DF9
RGBrgb(120, 29, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1137, 0.9765
RGB percentages47.1%, 11.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(264.8, 94.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 88.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK51.8%, 88.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,871,993
CSS custom property--colour: #781DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#87E206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#486794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Blue · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.4Fuchsia · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EF91D
Analogous#1D30F9, #E61DF9
Triadic#F9781D, #1DF978
Split complementary#F9E61D, #30F91D
Tetradic#F91D30, #9EF91D, #1DF9E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE4FE
Lighter +30%#D1B2FD
Lighter +20%#B380FC
Lighter +10%#964FFA
Darker −10%#5F06DD
Darker −20%#4A05AB
Darker −30%#34037A
Darker −40%#1F0248
More saturated +25%#7717FF
Less saturated −25%#7D3ADC

Channel breakdown

R120
G29
B249
Red120 (47.1%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue264.82°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 1D · B F9

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