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Recognised as Colour

#7855AA

  • #7855AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7855AA is a violet with RGB values 120, 85, 170 and HSL 265°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7855AA#7855AA
HEX#7855AA
RGBrgb(120, 85, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3333, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.1%, 33.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(264.7, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,886,250
CSS custom property--colour: #7855AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#87AA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A66ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4366A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6E6577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 26Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87AA55
Analogous#555CAA, #A355AA
Triadic#AA7855, #55AA78
Split complementary#AAA355, #5CAA55
Tetradic#AA555C, #87AA55, #55AAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DDEE
Lighter +30%#C9BBDD
Lighter +20%#AE99CC
Lighter +10%#9377BB
Darker −10%#604488
Darker −20%#483366
Darker −30%#302244
Darker −40%#181122
More saturated +25%#7235CA
Less saturated −25%#7E758A

Channel breakdown

R120
G85
B170
Red120 (47.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue264.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 55 · B AA

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