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Recognised as Colour

#7843CD

  • #7843CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7843CD is a violet with RGB values 120, 67, 205 and HSL 263°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7843CD#7843CD
HEX#7843CD
RGBrgb(120, 67, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2627, 0.8039
RGB percentages47.1%, 26.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(263, 58%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 67.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,881,677
CSS custom property--colour: #7843CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#87BC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#626483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98CD43
Analogous#4353CD, #BD43CD
Triadic#CD7843, #43CD78
Split complementary#CDBD43, #53CD43
Tetradic#CD4353, #98CD43, #43CDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE4F8
Lighter +30%#CFBCED
Lighter +20%#B294E2
Lighter +10%#956BD8
Darker −10%#602EAF
Darker −20%#4A2486
Darker −30%#33195E
Darker −40%#1D0E36
More saturated +25%#7125EB
Less saturated −25%#7F61AF

Channel breakdown

R120
G67
B205
Red120 (47.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue263.04°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 43 · B CD

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