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Recognised as Colour

#7840BF

  • #7840BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7840BF is a violet with RGB values 120, 64, 191 and HSL 266°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7840BF#7840BF
HEX#7840BF
RGBrgb(120, 64, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.251, 0.749
RGB percentages47.1%, 25.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(266.5, 49.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 66.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK37.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,880,895
CSS custom property--colour: #7840BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#87BF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#685D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87BF40
Analogous#4047BF, #B840BF
Triadic#BF7840, #40BF78
Split complementary#BFB840, #47BF40
Tetradic#BF4047, #87BF40, #40BFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D9F2
Lighter +30%#C9B3E5
Lighter +20%#AE8CD9
Lighter +10%#9366CC
Darker −10%#603399
Darker −20%#482673
Darker −30%#301A4C
Darker −40%#180D26
More saturated +25%#7420DF
Less saturated −25%#7C609F

Channel breakdown

R120
G64
B191
Red120 (47.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue266.46°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 40 · B BF

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