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Recognised as Colour

#7837FC

  • #7837FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7837FC is a violet with RGB values 120, 55, 252 and HSL 260°, 97%, 60%. 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

#7837FC#7837FC
HEX#7837FC
RGBrgb(120, 55, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2157, 0.9882
RGB percentages47.1%, 21.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(259.8, 97%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 78.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK52.4%, 78.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,878,652
CSS custom property--colour: #7837FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#87C803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#45719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Blue · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBFC37
Analogous#3759FC, #DA37FC
Triadic#FC7837, #37FC78
Split complementary#FCDB37, #58FC37
Tetradic#FC3759, #BBFC37, #37FCDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DECEFE
Lighter +20%#BC9BFE
Lighter +10%#9A69FD
Darker −10%#5605FB
Darker −20%#4503CA
Darker −30%#340298
Darker −40%#230265
More saturated +25%#7734FF
Less saturated −25%#8150E3

Channel breakdown

R120
G55
B252
Red120 (47.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue259.8°
Saturation (HSL)97.04%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 37 · B FC

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