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Recognised as Colour

#7B1998

  • #7B1998
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#7B1998 is a violet with RGB values 123, 25, 152 and HSL 286°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#7B1998#7B1998
HEX#7B1998
RGBrgb(123, 25, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.098, 0.5961
RGB percentages48.2%, 9.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(286.3, 71.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 83.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK19.1%, 83.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,067,480
CSS custom property--colour: #7B1998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07173WCAG 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 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#84E667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00469Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#194E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#79385Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.2Purple · ΔE 11.4Indigo · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#369819
Analogous#3C1998, #981975
Triadic#987B19, #19987B
Split complementary#759819, #19983C
Tetradic#983C19, #369819, #197598

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D890ED
Lighter +30%#C864E6
Lighter +20%#B939DE
Lighter +10%#9E20C4
Darker −10%#58126C
Darker −20%#340B40
Darker −30%#110315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8703AE
Less saturated −25%#6F2F82

Channel breakdown

R123
G25
B152
Red123 (48.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue286.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.75%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 19 · B 98

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