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Recognised as Colour

#7922D2

  • #7922D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7922D2 is a violet with RGB values 121, 34, 210 and HSL 270°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7922D2#7922D2
HEX#7922D2
RGBrgb(121, 34, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1333, 0.8235
RGB percentages47.5%, 13.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(269.7, 72.1%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 83.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.4%, 83.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,938,770
CSS custom property--colour: #7922D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#86DD2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#63577Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5.7Dark violet · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium blue · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 28.5Indigo · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BD222
Analogous#2223D2, #D122D2
Triadic#D27922, #22D279
Split complementary#D2D122, #23D222
Tetradic#D22223, #7BD222, #22D2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CAF6
Lighter +30%#C69EEF
Lighter +20%#AC72E8
Lighter +10%#9346E1
Darker −10%#601BA6
Darker −20%#46147A
Darker −30%#2D0D4E
Darker −40%#140622
More saturated +25%#7904F0
Less saturated −25%#7941B3

Channel breakdown

R121
G34
B210
Red121 (47.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue269.66°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 22 · B D2

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