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Recognised as Colour

#7A2992

  • #7A2992
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7A2992 is a violet with RGB values 122, 41, 146 and HSL 286°, 56%, 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

#7A2992#7A2992
HEX#7A2992
RGBrgb(122, 41, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1608, 0.5725
RGB percentages47.8%, 16.1%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(286.3, 56.1%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 71.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK16.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,006,034
CSS custom property--colour: #7A2992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#85D66D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C5190no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#793E5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.4Purple · ΔE 10.6Dark magenta · ΔE 12.5Indigo · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#419229
Analogous#452992, #922976
Triadic#927A29, #29927A
Split complementary#769229, #299245
Tetradic#924529, #419229, #297692

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6A2E5
Lighter +30%#C47ADA
Lighter +20%#B252CF
Lighter +10%#9B34BA
Darker −10%#591E6A
Darker −20%#371342
Darker −30%#16071B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8712A9
Less saturated −25%#6D407B

Channel breakdown

R122
G41
B146
Red122 (47.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue286.29°
Saturation (HSL)56.15%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 29 · B 92

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