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Recognised as Colour

#7A29AE

  • #7A29AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7A29AE is a violet with RGB values 122, 41, 174 and HSL 277°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7A29AE#7A29AE
HEX#7A29AE
RGBrgb(122, 41, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1608, 0.6824
RGB percentages47.8%, 16.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(276.5, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK29.9%, 76.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,006,062
CSS custom property--colour: #7A29AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#85D651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#724A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Indigo · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Dark magenta · ΔE 18Purple · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DAE29
Analogous#3729AE, #AE29A0
Triadic#AE7A29, #29AE7A
Split complementary#A0AE29, #29AE37
Tetradic#AE3729, #5DAE29, #29A0AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8B5EE
Lighter +30%#C28CE4
Lighter +20%#AC63DA
Lighter +10%#953AD0
Darker −10%#5D1F85
Darker −20%#40165B
Darker −30%#230C32
Darker −40%#060209
More saturated +25%#800EC9
Less saturated −25%#744493

Channel breakdown

R122
G41
B174
Red122 (47.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue276.54°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 29 · B AE

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