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Recognised as Colour

#7A1EAD

  • #7A1EAD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7A1EAD is a violet with RGB values 122, 30, 173 and HSL 279°, 70%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7A1EAD#7A1EAD
HEX#7A1EAD
RGBrgb(122, 30, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1176, 0.6784
RGB percentages47.8%, 11.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(278.6, 70.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 82.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK29.5%, 82.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,003,245
CSS custom property--colour: #7A1EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#85E152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#724467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11Indigo · ΔE 16.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51AD1E
Analogous#331EAD, #AD1E99
Triadic#AD7A1E, #1EAD7A
Split complementary#98AD1E, #1EAD33
Tetradic#AD331E, #51AD1E, #1E98AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6A7F0
Lighter +30%#C27CE8
Lighter +20%#AD50E1
Lighter +10%#9926D8
Darker −10%#5B1682
Darker −20%#3D0F56
Darker −30%#1E072B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8105C6
Less saturated −25%#733794

Channel breakdown

R122
G30
B173
Red122 (47.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue278.6°
Saturation (HSL)70.44%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 1E · B AD

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