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Recognised as Colour

#7A2BCA

  • #7A2BCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7A2BCA is a violet with RGB values 122, 43, 202 and HSL 270°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7A2BCA#7A2BCA
HEX#7A2BCA
RGBrgb(122, 43, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1686, 0.7922
RGB percentages47.8%, 16.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(269.8, 64.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 78.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 78.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,006,602
CSS custom property--colour: #7A2BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#85D435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#67577Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 11.2Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Indigo · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BCA2B
Analogous#2B2CCA, #C92BCA
Triadic#CA7A2B, #2BCA7A
Split complementary#CAC92B, #2CCA2B
Tetradic#CA2B2C, #7BCA2B, #2BCAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CDF4
Lighter +30%#C7A3EB
Lighter +20%#AD79E2
Lighter +10%#944FD9
Darker −10%#6122A0
Darker −20%#471976
Darker −30%#2E104C
Darker −40%#140722
More saturated +25%#7A0CE9
Less saturated −25%#7A4AAB

Channel breakdown

R122
G43
B202
Red122 (47.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue269.81°
Saturation (HSL)64.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 2B · B CA

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