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Recognised as Colour

#7941B3

  • #7941B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7941B3 is a violet with RGB values 121, 65, 179 and HSL 269°, 47%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7941B3#7941B3
HEX#7941B3
RGBrgb(121, 65, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2549, 0.702
RGB percentages47.5%, 25.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(269.5, 46.7%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 63.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK32.4%, 63.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,946,675
CSS custom property--colour: #7941B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#86BE4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E5DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BB341
Analogous#4142B3, #B241B3
Triadic#B37941, #41B379
Split complementary#B3B241, #42B341
Tetradic#B34142, #7BB341, #41B3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D2EE
Lighter +30%#C6ACE1
Lighter +20%#AC87D3
Lighter +10%#9361C6
Darker −10%#60338E
Darker −20%#462668
Darker −30%#2D1843
Darker −40%#140B1D
More saturated +25%#7823D1
Less saturated −25%#7A5F94

Channel breakdown

R121
G65
B179
Red121 (47.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue269.47°
Saturation (HSL)46.72%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 41 · B B3

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