Colour

#7A36C4

#7A36C4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7A36C4 is a violet with RGB values 122, 54, 196 and HSL 269°, 57%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7A36C4

RGBrgb(122, 54, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.2118, 0.7686

RGB percentages47.8%, 21.2%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(268.7, 56.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 72.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK37.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,009,412

CSS custom property--colour: #7A36C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#85C93B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6A597Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Indigo · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#80C436

Analogous#3639C4, #C136C4

Triadic#C47A36, #36C47A

Split complementary#C4C136, #39C436

Tetradic#C43639, #80C436, #36C4C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2D3F3

Lighter +30%#C8ABE8

Lighter +20%#AE83DD

Lighter +10%#945BD2

Darker −10%#612B9C

Darker −20%#482074

Darker −30%#2F154C

Darker −40%#160A24

More saturated +25%#7917E3

Less saturated −25%#7B55A5

Channel breakdown

R122

G54

B196

Red122 (47.8%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue268.73°

Saturation (HSL)56.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 36 · B C4

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