Colour

#7A2592

#7A2592
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#7A2592 is a violet with RGB values 122, 37, 146 and HSL 287°, 60%, 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 Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7A2592

RGBrgb(122, 37, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1451, 0.5725

RGB percentages47.8%, 14.5%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(286.8, 59.6%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 74.7%, 57.3%)

CMYK16.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,005,010

CSS custom property--colour: #7A2592;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#85DA6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#295090no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Tritanopia#793B59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 11.2 Indigo · ΔE 16.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3D9225

Analogous#442592, #922573

Triadic#927A25, #25927A

Split complementary#749225, #259244

Tetradic#924425, #3D9225, #257492

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D69DE6

Lighter +30%#C574DC

Lighter +20%#B44BD2

Lighter +10%#9C2FBB

Darker −10%#581B69

Darker −20%#361041

Darker −30%#140618

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#870EA9

Less saturated −25%#6D3C7B

Channel breakdown

R122

G37

B146

Red122 (47.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue286.79°

Saturation (HSL)59.56%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 25 · B 92

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