Recognised as Colour

#7B00A2

#7B00A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7B00A2 is a violet with RGB values 123, 0, 162 and HSL 286°, 100%, 32%. 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

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HEX#7B00A2

RGBrgb(123, 0, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0, 0.6353

RGB percentages48.2%, 0%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(285.6, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK24.1%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,061,090

CSS custom property--colour: #7B00A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#84FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#004C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Tritanopia#77375Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3 Indigo · ΔE 16.6 Purple · ΔE 19.2 Dark violet · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27A200

Analogous#2A00A2, #A20078

Triadic#A27B00, #00A27B

Split complementary#78A200, #00A22A

Tetradic#A22A00, #27A200, #0078A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DC6FFF

Lighter +30%#D03CFF

Lighter +20%#C409FF

Lighter +10%#A200D5

Darker −10%#54006F

Darker −20%#2E003C

Darker −30%#070009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B00A2

Less saturated −25%#70148E

Channel breakdown

R123

B162

Red123 (48.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue285.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 00 · B A2

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Colour harmonies

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