Recognised as Colour

#7B00A0

#7B00A0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7B00A0 is a violet with RGB values 123, 0, 160 and HSL 286°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7B00A0#7B00A0

HEX#7B00A0

RGBrgb(123, 0, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0, 0.6275

RGB percentages48.2%, 0%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(286.1, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK23.1%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,061,088

CSS custom property--colour: #7B00A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#84FF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Tritanopia#77365Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3 Indigo · ΔE 16.1 Purple · ΔE 18.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25A000

Analogous#2B00A0, #A00075

Triadic#A07B00, #00A07B

Split complementary#75A000, #00A02B

Tetradic#A02B00, #25A000, #0075A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD6DFF

Lighter +30%#D13AFF

Lighter +20%#C607FF

Lighter +10%#A200D3

Darker −10%#54006D

Darker −20%#2D003A

Darker −30%#050007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B00A0

Less saturated −25%#70148C

Channel breakdown

R123

B160

Red123 (48.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue286.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 00 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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