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Recognised as Colour

#794CD9

  • #794CD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#794CD9 is a violet with RGB values 121, 76, 217 and HSL 259°, 65%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#794CD9#794CD9
HEX#794CD9
RGBrgb(121, 76, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.298, 0.851
RGB percentages47.5%, 29.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(259.1, 65%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 65%, 85.1%)
CMYK44.2%, 65%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,949,529
CSS custom property--colour: #794CD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#86B326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D6E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACD94C
Analogous#4C65D9, #C04CD9
Triadic#D9794C, #4CD979
Split complementary#D9C04C, #65D94C
Tetradic#D94C66, #ACD94C, #4CD9C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F4FD
Lighter +30%#D7CAF4
Lighter +20%#B8A0EB
Lighter +10%#9876E2
Darker −10%#5D2AC8
Darker −20%#49219E
Darker −30%#361973
Darker −40%#221049
More saturated +25%#6F31F4
Less saturated −25%#8367BE

Channel breakdown

R121
G76
B217
Red121 (47.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue259.15°
Saturation (HSL)64.98%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 4C · B D9

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