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Colour

#7A3D8F

  • #7A3D8F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7A3D8F is a violet with RGB values 122, 61, 143 and HSL 285°, 40%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7A3D8F#7A3D8F
HEX#7A3D8F
RGBrgb(122, 61, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.2392, 0.5608
RGB percentages47.8%, 23.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(284.6, 40.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 57.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK14.7%, 57.3%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,011,151
CSS custom property--colour: #7A3D8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#85C270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#295392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F598Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#794A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Purple · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#528F3D
Analogous#513D8F, #8F3D7B
Triadic#8F7A3D, #3D8F7A
Split complementary#7B8F3D, #3D8F51
Tetradic#8F513D, #528F3D, #3D7B8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B8E1
Lighter +30%#C294D1
Lighter +20%#AD70C2
Lighter +10%#994CB3
Darker −10%#5C2E6B
Darker −20%#3D1F48
Darker −30%#1F0F24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8624A9
Less saturated −25%#6E5776

Channel breakdown

R122
G61
B143
Red122 (47.8%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue284.63°
Saturation (HSL)40.2%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 3D · B 8F

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