Colour

#7A3992

#7A3992
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7A3992 is a violet with RGB values 122, 57, 146 and HSL 284°, 44%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7A3992

RGBrgb(122, 57, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.2235, 0.5725

RGB percentages47.8%, 22.4%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(283.8, 43.8%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 61%, 57.3%)

CMYK16.4%, 61%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,010,130

CSS custom property--colour: #7A3992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#85C66D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F5195no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#395790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#794860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.3 Purple · ΔE 17.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#519239

Analogous#4E3992, #92397D

Triadic#927A39, #39927A

Split complementary#7D9239, #39924E

Tetradic#924E39, #519239, #397D92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6B5E2

Lighter +30%#C290D4

Lighter +20%#AD6CC5

Lighter +10%#9947B7

Darker −10%#5B2B6D

Darker −20%#3D1C49

Darker −30%#1E0E24

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8620AB

Less saturated −25%#6E5279

Channel breakdown

R122

G57

B146

Red122 (47.8%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue283.82°

Saturation (HSL)43.84%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 39 · B 92

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