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Colour

#7918B2

  • #7918B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7918B2 is a violet with RGB values 121, 24, 178 and HSL 278°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7918B2#7918B2
HEX#7918B2
RGBrgb(121, 24, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0941, 0.698
RGB percentages47.5%, 9.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(277.8, 76.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 86.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK32%, 86.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,936,178
CSS custom property--colour: #7918B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#86E74D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F4569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51B218
Analogous#2C18B2, #B2189E
Triadic#B27918, #18B279
Split complementary#9EB218, #18B22C
Tetradic#B22C18, #51B218, #189EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5A3F3
Lighter +30%#C176ED
Lighter +20%#AC49E7
Lighter +10%#981EDF
Darker −10%#5A1285
Darker −20%#3C0C58
Darker −30%#1D062B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F00CA
Less saturated −25%#723199

Channel breakdown

R121
G24
B178
Red121 (47.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue277.79°
Saturation (HSL)76.24%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 18 · B B2

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