Colour

#792DFF

#792DFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#792DFF is a violet with RGB values 121, 45, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#792DFF#792DFF

HEX#792DFF

RGBrgb(121, 45, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1765, 1

RGB percentages47.5%, 17.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.7, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK52.5%, 82.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,941,631

CSS custom property--colour: #792DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#86D200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#456E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.6 Medium blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 19.9 Blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31 Fuchsia · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3FF2D

Analogous#2D4AFF, #E22DFF

Triadic#FF792D, #2DFF79

Split complementary#FFE22D, #4AFF2D

Tetradic#FF2D4A, #B3FF2D, #2DFFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF9FF

Lighter +30%#DBC6FF

Lighter +20%#BA93FF

Lighter +10%#9A60FF

Darker −10%#5A00F9

Darker −20%#4800C6

Darker −30%#350093

Darker −40%#230060

More saturated +25%#792DFF

Less saturated −25%#8047E5

Channel breakdown

R121

G45

B255

Red121 (47.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 2D · B FF

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