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Recognised as Colour

#7B15EB

  • #7B15EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7B15EB is a violet with RGB values 123, 21, 235 and HSL 269°, 84%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7B15EB#7B15EB
HEX#7B15EB
RGBrgb(123, 21, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.0824, 0.9216
RGB percentages48.2%, 8.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(268.6, 84.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 91.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK47.7%, 91.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,066,539
CSS custom property--colour: #7B15EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#84EA14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#595F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.2Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85EB15
Analogous#151AEB, #E615EB
Triadic#EB7B15, #15EB7B
Split complementary#EBE615, #1AEB15
Tetradic#EB151A, #85EB15, #15EBE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D1FB
Lighter +30%#CBA2F7
Lighter +20%#B073F3
Lighter +10%#9644EF
Darker −10%#6210BD
Darker −20%#4A0C8E
Darker −30%#31085F
Darker −40%#190430
More saturated +25%#7A01FF
Less saturated −25%#7C35CB

Channel breakdown

R123
G21
B235
Red123 (48.2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue268.6°
Saturation (HSL)84.25%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 15 · B EB

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