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Recognised as Colour

#7845CB

  • #7845CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7845CB is a violet with RGB values 120, 69, 203 and HSL 263°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7845CB#7845CB
HEX#7845CB
RGBrgb(120, 69, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2706, 0.7961
RGB percentages47.1%, 27.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(262.8, 56.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 66%, 79.6%)
CMYK40.9%, 66%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,882,187
CSS custom property--colour: #7845CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#87BA34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#636582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98CB45
Analogous#4555CB, #BB45CB
Triadic#CB7845, #45CB78
Split complementary#CBBB45, #55CB45
Tetradic#CB4555, #98CB45, #45CBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE4F8
Lighter +30%#CFBDEC
Lighter +20%#B295E1
Lighter +10%#956DD6
Darker −10%#6030AD
Darker −20%#4A2585
Darker −30%#331A5D
Darker −40%#1D0F35
More saturated +25%#7127E9
Less saturated −25%#7F63AD

Channel breakdown

R120
G69
B203
Red120 (47.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue262.84°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 45 · B CB

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