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Colour

#7A4899

  • #7A4899
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7A4899 is a violet with RGB values 122, 72, 153 and HSL 277°, 36%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7A4899#7A4899
HEX#7A4899
RGBrgb(122, 72, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.2824, 0.6
RGB percentages47.8%, 28.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(277, 36%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 52.9%, 60%)
CMYK20.3%, 52.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,013,977
CSS custom property--colour: #7A4899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#85B766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#335B9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#425F97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#765669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#679948
Analogous#524899, #994890
Triadic#997A48, #48997A
Split complementary#8F9948, #489952
Tetradic#995248, #679948, #488F99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC8E5
Lighter +30%#C3A5D5
Lighter +20%#AB83C4
Lighter +10%#9460B4
Darker −10%#5E3876
Darker −20%#432754
Darker −30%#271731
Darker −40%#0B070E
More saturated +25%#812CB5
Less saturated −25%#73647D

Channel breakdown

R122
G72
B153
Red122 (47.8%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue277.04°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 48 · B 99

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