Colour

#7B009F

#7B009F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7B009F is a violet with RGB values 123, 0, 159 and HSL 286°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7B009F

RGBrgb(123, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages48.2%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(286.4, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK22.6%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,061,087

CSS custom property--colour: #7B009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#84FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#78355Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.9 Indigo · ΔE 15.9 Purple · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#249F00

Analogous#2C009F, #9F0073

Triadic#9F7B00, #009F7B

Split complementary#739F00, #009F2C

Tetradic#9F2C00, #249F00, #00739F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE6CFF

Lighter +30%#D239FF

Lighter +20%#C706FF

Lighter +10%#A200D2

Darker −10%#54006C

Darker −20%#2C0039

Darker −30%#050006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B009F

Less saturated −25%#70148B

Channel breakdown

R123

B159

Red123 (48.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue286.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 00 · B 9F

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