Recognised as Colour

#7845D0

#7845D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7845D0 is a violet with RGB values 120, 69, 208 and HSL 262°, 60%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7845D0

RGBrgb(120, 69, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2706, 0.8157

RGB percentages47.1%, 27.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(262, 59.7%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262, 66.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK42.3%, 66.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,882,192

CSS custom property--colour: #7845D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#87BA2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#616685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD045

Analogous#4558D0, #BD45D0

Triadic#D07845, #45D078

Split complementary#D0BE45, #57D045

Tetradic#D04558, #9DD045, #45D0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE8F9

Lighter +30%#D1BFEF

Lighter +20%#B396E5

Lighter +10%#966EDA

Darker −10%#5F2EB4

Darker −20%#4A238C

Darker −30%#341963

Darker −40%#1F0F3A

More saturated +25%#7028ED

Less saturated −25%#8062B3

Channel breakdown

R120

G69

B208

Red120 (47.1%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue262.01°

Saturation (HSL)59.66%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 45 · B D0

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