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Colour

#782CC3

  • #782CC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#782CC3 is a violet with RGB values 120, 44, 195 and HSL 270°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#782CC3#782CC3
HEX#782CC3
RGBrgb(120, 44, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1725, 0.7647
RGB percentages47.1%, 17.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(270.2, 63.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 77.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK38.5%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,875,779
CSS custom property--colour: #782CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#87D33C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#675477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77C32C
Analogous#2D2CC3, #C32CC2
Triadic#C3782C, #2CC378
Split complementary#C3C32C, #2CC32C
Tetradic#C32C2C, #77C32C, #2CC2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC8F3
Lighter +30%#C49FE9
Lighter +20%#AB75E0
Lighter +10%#914CD6
Darker −10%#5E2399
Darker −20%#451970
Darker −30%#2B1046
Darker −40%#12061D
More saturated +25%#780EE1
Less saturated −25%#784AA5

Channel breakdown

R120
G44
B195
Red120 (47.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue270.2°
Saturation (HSL)63.18%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 2C · B C3

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