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Recognised as Colour

#7B26A2

  • #7B26A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7B26A2 is a violet with RGB values 123, 38, 162 and HSL 281°, 62%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7B26A2#7B26A2
HEX#7B26A2
RGBrgb(123, 38, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.149, 0.6353
RGB percentages48.2%, 14.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(281.1, 62%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 76.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK24.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,070,818
CSS custom property--colour: #7B26A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#84D95D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#14539Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#764363no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Indigo · ΔE 14.7Purple · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DA226
Analogous#3D26A2, #A2268B
Triadic#A27B26, #26A27B
Split complementary#8BA226, #26A23D
Tetradic#A23D26, #4DA226, #268BA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6A9EB
Lighter +30%#C380E1
Lighter +20%#AF57D7
Lighter +10%#9A30CB
Darker −10%#5C1C79
Darker −20%#3C134F
Darker −30%#1D0926
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#840DBB
Less saturated −25%#723F89

Channel breakdown

R123
G38
B162
Red123 (48.2%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue281.13°
Saturation (HSL)62%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 26 · B A2

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