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Colour

#7A29CF

  • #7A29CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7A29CF is a violet with RGB values 122, 41, 207 and HSL 269°, 67%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7A29CF#7A29CF
HEX#7A29CF
RGBrgb(122, 41, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1608, 0.8118
RGB percentages47.8%, 16.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(269.3, 66.9%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 80.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 80.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,006,095
CSS custom property--colour: #7A29CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#85D630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65587Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.3Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Dark blue · ΔE 27.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ECF29
Analogous#292BCF, #CD29CF
Triadic#CF7A29, #29CF7A
Split complementary#CFCD29, #2BCF29
Tetradic#CF292B, #7ECF29, #29CFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2CFF5
Lighter +30%#C8A4ED
Lighter +20%#AE79E5
Lighter +10%#944FDC
Darker −10%#6121A4
Darker −20%#48187A
Darker −30%#2F104F
Darker −40%#160725
More saturated +25%#790AEE
Less saturated −25%#7B48B0

Channel breakdown

R122
G41
B207
Red122 (47.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue269.28°
Saturation (HSL)66.94%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 29 · B CF

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