Colour

#7836FF

#7836FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7836FF is a violet with RGB values 120, 54, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7836FF#7836FF

HEX#7836FF

RGBrgb(120, 54, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2118, 1

RGB percentages47.1%, 21.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(259.7, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK52.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,878,399

CSS custom property--colour: #7836FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#87C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#42729Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6 Dark violet · ΔE 19.3 Medium blue · ΔE 19.6 Blue · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDFF36

Analogous#3658FF, #DD36FF

Triadic#FF7836, #36FF78

Split complementary#FFDC36, #59FF36

Tetradic#FF3658, #BDFF36, #36FFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFCFFF

Lighter +20%#BD9CFF

Lighter +10%#9A69FF

Darker −10%#5603FF

Darker −20%#4400CF

Darker −30%#33009C

Darker −40%#220069

More saturated +25%#7836FF

Less saturated −25%#814FE6

Channel breakdown

R120

G54

B255

Red120 (47.1%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue259.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 36 · B FF

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