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Recognised as Colour

#7869A2

  • #7869A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7869A2 is a violet with RGB values 120, 105, 162 and HSL 256°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7869A2#7869A2
HEX#7869A2
RGBrgb(120, 105, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4118, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.1%, 41.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(255.8, 23.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 35.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK25.9%, 35.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,362
CSS custom property--colour: #7869A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#87965D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A72A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C71A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6F737Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93A269
Analogous#6976A2, #9469A2
Triadic#A27869, #69A278
Split complementary#A29469, #76A269
Tetradic#A26977, #93A269, #69A294

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E7F0
Lighter +30%#CDC7DD
Lighter +20%#B1A8C9
Lighter +10%#9488B6
Darker −10%#605385
Darker −20%#493F66
Darker −30%#332C46
Darker −40%#1C1827
More saturated +25%#6A4BC0
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R120
G105
B162
Red120 (47.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)23.46%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 69 · B A2

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