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Recognised as Colour

#7903EC

  • #7903EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7903EC is a violet with RGB values 121, 3, 236 and HSL 270°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7903EC#7903EC
HEX#7903EC
RGBrgb(121, 3, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0118, 0.9255
RGB percentages47.5%, 1.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(270.4, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK48.7%, 98.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,930,860
CSS custom property--colour: #7903EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#86FC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#555D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5Fuchsia · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76EC03
Analogous#0403EC, #EC03EB
Triadic#EC7903, #03EC79
Split complementary#EBEC03, #03EC05
Tetradic#EC0403, #76EC03, #03EBEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBDFE
Lighter +30%#C58AFE
Lighter +20%#AC58FD
Lighter +10%#9226FC
Darker −10%#5F02BA
Darker −20%#450287
Darker −30%#2C0155
Darker −40%#120023
More saturated +25%#7900EF
Less saturated −25%#7921CE

Channel breakdown

R121
G3
B236
Red121 (47.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue270.39°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 03 · B EC

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