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Recognised as Colour

#7A0AAF

  • #7A0AAF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7A0AAF is a violet with RGB values 122, 10, 175 and HSL 281°, 89%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7A0AAF#7A0AAF
HEX#7A0AAF
RGBrgb(122, 10, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.0392, 0.6863
RGB percentages47.8%, 3.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(280.7, 89.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 94.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK30.3%, 94.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,998,127
CSS custom property--colour: #7A0AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#85F550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#724066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Indigo · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FAF0A
Analogous#270AAF, #AF0A92
Triadic#AF7A0A, #0AAF7A
Split complementary#91AF0A, #0AAF28
Tetradic#AF280A, #3FAF0A, #0A91AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D68DF8
Lighter +30%#C45CF6
Lighter +20%#B32CF3
Lighter +10%#9C0DDF
Darker −10%#58077F
Darker −20%#37044F
Darker −30%#15021E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E00B9
Less saturated −25%#722198

Channel breakdown

R122
G10
B175
Red122 (47.8%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue280.73°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 0A · B AF

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