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Recognised as Colour

#7A2895

  • #7A2895
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7A2895 is a violet with RGB values 122, 40, 149 and HSL 285°, 58%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7A2895#7A2895
HEX#7A2895
RGBrgb(122, 40, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1569, 0.5843
RGB percentages47.8%, 15.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(285.1, 57.7%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 73.2%, 58.4%)
CMYK18.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,005,781
CSS custom property--colour: #7A2895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#85D76A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#285193no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#783E5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.4Purple · ΔE 10.9Dark magenta · ΔE 12Indigo · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#439528
Analogous#442895, #952879
Triadic#957A28, #28957A
Split complementary#799528, #289544
Tetradic#954428, #439528, #287995

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6A3E6
Lighter +30%#C37BDB
Lighter +20%#B152D1
Lighter +10%#9B33BD
Darker −10%#591D6D
Darker −20%#381245
Darker −30%#17081C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8610AD
Less saturated −25%#6E407D

Channel breakdown

R122
G40
B149
Red122 (47.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue285.14°
Saturation (HSL)57.67%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 28 · B 95

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