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Colour

#782CC5

  • #782CC5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#782CC5 is a violet with RGB values 120, 44, 197 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

#782CC5#782CC5
HEX#782CC5
RGBrgb(120, 44, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1725, 0.7725
RGB percentages47.1%, 17.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(269.8, 63.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 77.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK39.1%, 77.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,875,781
CSS custom property--colour: #782CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#87D33A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#665578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Indigo · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79C52C
Analogous#2C2DC5, #C42CC5
Triadic#C5782C, #2CC578
Split complementary#C5C52C, #2CC52C
Tetradic#C52C2D, #79C52C, #2CC5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DECAF3
Lighter +30%#C5A0EA
Lighter +20%#AB76E1
Lighter +10%#924DD7
Darker −10%#5F239B
Darker −20%#451972
Darker −30%#2C1048
Darker −40%#12071E
More saturated +25%#780EE3
Less saturated −25%#784AA7

Channel breakdown

R120
G44
B197
Red120 (47.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue269.8°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 2C · B C5

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