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Colour

#7909AA

  • #7909AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7909AA is a violet with RGB values 121, 9, 170 and HSL 282°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7909AA#7909AA
HEX#7909AA
RGBrgb(121, 9, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0353, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.5%, 3.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(281.7, 89.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 94.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK28.8%, 94.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,932,330
CSS custom property--colour: #7909AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#86F655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#723D63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4Indigo · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 20Purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AAA09
Analogous#2809AA, #AA098B
Triadic#AA7909, #09AA79
Split complementary#8BAA09, #09AA28
Tetradic#AA2809, #3AAA09, #098BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D686F9
Lighter +30%#C556F6
Lighter +20%#B526F3
Lighter +10%#9B0CDA
Darker −10%#57067A
Darker −20%#340449
Darker −30%#120119
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D00B3
Less saturated −25%#701F94

Channel breakdown

R121
G9
B170
Red121 (47.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 09 · B AA

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