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Recognised as Colour

#792AE1

  • #792AE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#792AE1 is a violet with RGB values 121, 42, 225 and HSL 266°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#792AE1#792AE1
HEX#792AE1
RGBrgb(121, 42, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1647, 0.8824
RGB percentages47.5%, 16.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(265.9, 75.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 81.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK46.2%, 81.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,940,833
CSS custom property--colour: #792AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#86D51E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4.6Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium blue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 31.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92E12A
Analogous#2A36E1, #D52AE1
Triadic#E1792A, #2AE179
Split complementary#E1D52A, #36E12A
Tetradic#E12A36, #92E12A, #2AE1D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DDFA
Lighter +30%#CDB0F4
Lighter +20%#B183EE
Lighter +10%#9557E7
Darker −10%#611BBD
Darker −20%#4A1491
Darker −30%#330E64
Darker −40%#1C0837
More saturated +25%#750CFF
Less saturated −25%#7D48C3

Channel breakdown

R121
G42
B225
Red121 (47.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue265.9°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 2A · B E1

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