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Colour

#7A27FF

  • #7A27FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7A27FF is a violet with RGB values 122, 39, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7A27FF#7A27FF
HEX#7A27FF
RGBrgb(122, 39, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1529, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 15.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,005,631
CSS custom property--colour: #7A27FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#85D800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#486C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Blue · ΔE 20.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 32.5Fuchsia · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACFF27
Analogous#2740FF, #E627FF
Triadic#FF7A27, #27FF7A
Split complementary#FFE627, #40FF27
Tetradic#FF2740, #ACFF27, #27FFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3FF
Lighter +30%#D8C0FF
Lighter +20%#B98DFF
Lighter +10%#995AFF
Darker −10%#5D00F3
Darker −20%#4A00C0
Darker −30%#36008D
Darker −40%#23005A
More saturated +25%#7A27FF
Less saturated −25%#8042E4

Channel breakdown

R122
G39
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 27 · B FF

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