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Recognised as Colour

#7820AA

  • #7820AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7820AA is a violet with RGB values 120, 32, 170 and HSL 278°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7820AA#7820AA
HEX#7820AA
RGBrgb(120, 32, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1255, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.1%, 12.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(278.3, 68.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 81.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 81.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,872,682
CSS custom property--colour: #7820AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#87DF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#704466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Indigo · ΔE 15.2Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Purple · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52AA20
Analogous#3320AA, #AA2097
Triadic#AA7820, #20AA78
Split complementary#97AA20, #20AA33
Tetradic#AA3320, #52AA20, #2097AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5A7EF
Lighter +30%#C07DE6
Lighter +20%#AB52DE
Lighter +10%#9628D5
Darker −10%#5A187F
Darker −20%#3B1054
Darker −30%#1D0829
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F07C3
Less saturated −25%#713991

Channel breakdown

R120
G32
B170
Red120 (47.1%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue278.26°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 20 · B AA

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