Colour

#7839B2

#7839B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7839B2 is a violet with RGB values 120, 57, 178 and HSL 271°, 51%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7839B2

RGBrgb(120, 57, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2235, 0.698

RGB percentages47.1%, 22.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(271.2, 51.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 68%, 69.8%)

CMYK32.6%, 68%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,879,090

CSS custom property--colour: #7839B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#87C64D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#095AAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6D5471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.9 Slate blue · ΔE 16.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Indigo · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73B239

Analogous#3C39B2, #B239AF

Triadic#B27839, #39B278

Split complementary#AFB239, #39B23C

Tetradic#B23C39, #73B239, #39AFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCC9EE

Lighter +30%#C3A3E1

Lighter +20%#AA7CD5

Lighter +10%#9155C9

Darker −10%#5E2D8B

Darker −20%#442065

Darker −30%#2A143E

Darker −40%#100817

More saturated +25%#791CCF

Less saturated −25%#775695

Channel breakdown

R120

G57

B178

Red120 (47.1%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue271.24°

Saturation (HSL)51.49%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 39 · B B2

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