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Recognised as Colour

#7A16C2

  • #7A16C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7A16C2 is a violet with RGB values 122, 22, 194 and HSL 275°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7A16C2#7A16C2
HEX#7A16C2
RGBrgb(122, 22, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.0863, 0.7608
RGB percentages47.8%, 8.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(274.9, 79.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 88.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK37.1%, 88.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,001,218
CSS custom property--colour: #7A16C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#85E93D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.4Dark violet · ΔE 10.9Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3Indigo · ΔE 25.5Medium blue · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC216
Analogous#2416C2, #C216B4
Triadic#C27A16, #16C27A
Split complementary#B4C216, #16C224
Tetradic#C22416, #5EC216, #16B4C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8AEF6
Lighter +30%#C280F1
Lighter +20%#AB53EB
Lighter +10%#9525E6
Darker −10%#5D1194
Darker −20%#400C66
Darker −30%#240639
Darker −40%#07010B
More saturated +25%#7E00D8
Less saturated −25%#7631A7

Channel breakdown

R122
G22
B194
Red122 (47.8%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue274.88°
Saturation (HSL)79.63%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 16 · B C2

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