Colour

#7946C2

#7946C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7946C2 is a violet with RGB values 121, 70, 194 and HSL 265°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7946C2#7946C2

HEX#7946C2

RGBrgb(121, 70, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2745, 0.7608

RGB percentages47.5%, 27.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(264.7, 50.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 63.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK37.6%, 63.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,947,970

CSS custom property--colour: #7946C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#86B93D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#68627Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 18.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FC246

Analogous#4651C2, #B746C2

Triadic#C27946, #46C279

Split complementary#C2B746, #51C246

Tetradic#C24651, #8FC246, #46C2B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8DFF5

Lighter +30%#CCB9E8

Lighter +20%#B193DB

Lighter +10%#956CCF

Darker −10%#6135A0

Darker −20%#4A287A

Darker −30%#331C53

Darker −40%#1B0F2D

More saturated +25%#7427E1

Less saturated −25%#7E65A3

Channel breakdown

R121

G70

B194

Red121 (47.5%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue264.68°

Saturation (HSL)50.41%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 46 · B C2

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Colour values

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