Recognised as Colour

#783DE2

#783DE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#783DE2 is a violet with RGB values 120, 61, 226 and HSL 261°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#783DE2

RGBrgb(120, 61, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2392, 0.8863

RGB percentages47.1%, 23.9%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(261.5, 74%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 73%, 88.6%)

CMYK46.9%, 73%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,880,162

CSS custom property--colour: #783DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#87C21D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#57698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 17 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Medium blue · ΔE 25.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7E23D

Analogous#3D54E2, #CB3DE2

Triadic#E2783D, #3DE278

Split complementary#E2CA3D, #55E23D

Tetradic#E23D54, #A7E23D, #3DE2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EEFD

Lighter +30%#D5C2F6

Lighter +20%#B696EF

Lighter +10%#9769E9

Darker −10%#5D1FCD

Darker −20%#4918A1

Darker −30%#351175

Darker −40%#210B48

More saturated +25%#7021FE

Less saturated −25%#8059C6

Channel breakdown

R120

G61

B226

Red120 (47.1%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue261.45°

Saturation (HSL)73.99%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 3D · B E2

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Colour values

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