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Recognised as Colour

#7940C5

  • #7940C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7940C5 is a violet with RGB values 121, 64, 197 and HSL 266°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7940C5#7940C5
HEX#7940C5
RGBrgb(121, 64, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.251, 0.7725
RGB percentages47.5%, 25.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(265.7, 53.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 67.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK38.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,946,437
CSS custom property--colour: #7940C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#86BF3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#675F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CC540
Analogous#4049C5, #BC40C5
Triadic#C57940, #40C579
Split complementary#C5BC40, #49C540
Tetradic#C54049, #8CC540, #40C5BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7DCF5
Lighter +30%#CBB5E9
Lighter +20%#B08EDD
Lighter +10%#9467D1
Darker −10%#6131A1
Darker −20%#49257A
Darker −30%#321953
Darker −40%#1A0D2C
More saturated +25%#7521E4
Less saturated −25%#7D5FA6

Channel breakdown

R121
G64
B197
Red121 (47.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 40 · B C5

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