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Recognised as Colour

#7832A3

  • #7832A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7832A3 is a violet with RGB values 120, 50, 163 and HSL 277°, 53%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7832A3#7832A3
HEX#7832A3
RGBrgb(120, 50, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1961, 0.6392
RGB percentages47.1%, 19.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(277.2, 53.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 69.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK26.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,877,283
CSS custom property--colour: #7832A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#87CD5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E55A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#724A66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.6Purple · ΔE 16.2Indigo · ΔE 16.3Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DA332
Analogous#4032A3, #A33295
Triadic#A37832, #32A378
Split complementary#95A332, #32A340
Tetradic#A34032, #5DA332, #3295A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B8E9
Lighter +30%#C091DD
Lighter +20%#AA6AD1
Lighter +10%#9443C5
Darker −10%#5B267C
Darker −20%#3F1A55
Darker −30%#220E2E
Darker −40%#050207
More saturated +25%#7E17BE
Less saturated −25%#724D88

Channel breakdown

R120
G50
B163
Red120 (47.1%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue277.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.05%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 32 · B A3

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