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Recognised as Colour

#7900A5

  • #7900A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7900A5 is a violet with RGB values 121, 0, 165 and HSL 284°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7900A5#7900A5
HEX#7900A5
RGBrgb(121, 0, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0, 0.6471
RGB percentages47.5%, 0%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(284, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK26.7%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,930,021
CSS custom property--colour: #7900A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#86FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#73395Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Indigo · ΔE 17Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CA500
Analogous#2700A5, #A5007E
Triadic#A57900, #00A579
Split complementary#7EA500, #00A527
Tetradic#A52700, #2CA500, #007EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D972FF
Lighter +30%#CC3FFF
Lighter +20%#BE0CFF
Lighter +10%#9E00D8
Darker −10%#540072
Darker −20%#2E003F
Darker −30%#09000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7900A5
Less saturated −25%#6F1590

Channel breakdown

R121
G0
B165
Red121 (47.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 00 · B A5

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