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Recognised as Colour

#7828B8

  • #7828B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7828B8 is a violet with RGB values 120, 40, 184 and HSL 273°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7828B8#7828B8
HEX#7828B8
RGBrgb(120, 40, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1569, 0.7216
RGB percentages47.1%, 15.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(273.3, 64.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 78.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK34.8%, 78.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,874,744
CSS custom property--colour: #7828B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#87D747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Indigo · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68B828
Analogous#3028B8, #B828B0
Triadic#B87828, #28B878
Split complementary#B0B828, #28B830
Tetradic#B83028, #68B828, #28B0B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9BCF0
Lighter +30%#C192E7
Lighter +20%#AA68DE
Lighter +10%#923ED5
Darker −10%#5D1F8E
Darker −20%#411664
Darker −30%#260D3A
Darker −40%#0B0410
More saturated +25%#7B0CD4
Less saturated −25%#75449C

Channel breakdown

R120
G40
B184
Red120 (47.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 28 · B B8

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