Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#7962A2

  • #7962A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7962A2 is a violet with RGB values 121, 98, 162 and HSL 262°, 26%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7962A2#7962A2
HEX#7962A2
RGBrgb(121, 98, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3843, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.5%, 38.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(261.6, 25.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 39.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK25.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,955,106
CSS custom property--colour: #7962A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#869D5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526DA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#566DA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#716D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BA262
Analogous#626BA2, #9962A2
Triadic#A27962, #62A279
Split complementary#A29962, #6BA262
Tetradic#A2626B, #8BA262, #62A299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E2EE
Lighter +30%#CBC2DB
Lighter +20%#B0A2C8
Lighter +10%#9482B5
Darker −10%#614E83
Darker −20%#493B63
Darker −30%#322843
Darker −40%#1A1523
More saturated +25%#7043C1
Less saturated −25%#828183

Channel breakdown

R121
G98
B162
Red121 (47.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue261.56°
Saturation (HSL)25.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 62 · B A2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “7962a2” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.