Colour

#7918B0

#7918B0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7918B0 is a violet with RGB values 121, 24, 176 and HSL 278°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7918B0#7918B0

HEX#7918B0

RGBrgb(121, 24, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0941, 0.6902

RGB percentages47.5%, 9.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(278.3, 76%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 86.4%, 69%)

CMYK31.3%, 86.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,936,176

CSS custom property--colour: #7918B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#86E74F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#704468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1 Indigo · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4FB018

Analogous#2D18B0, #B0189B

Triadic#B07918, #18B079

Split complementary#9BB018, #18B02D

Tetradic#B02D18, #4FB018, #189BB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5A2F2

Lighter +30%#C175EC

Lighter +20%#AD48E6

Lighter +10%#981EDD

Darker −10%#5A1283

Darker −20%#3B0C56

Darker −30%#1C0629

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8000C8

Less saturated −25%#723197

Channel breakdown

R121

G24

B176

Red121 (47.5%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue278.29°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 18 · B B0

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