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Recognised as Colour

#7B33A2

  • #7B33A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7B33A2 is a violet with RGB values 123, 51, 162 and HSL 279°, 52%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7B33A2#7B33A2
HEX#7B33A2
RGBrgb(123, 51, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2, 0.6353
RGB percentages48.2%, 20%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(278.9, 52.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 68.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK24.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,074,146
CSS custom property--colour: #7B33A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#84CC5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2557A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#764A66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.7Purple · ΔE 15.4Dark magenta · ΔE 15.7Indigo · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AA233
Analogous#4433A2, #A23391
Triadic#A27B33, #33A27B
Split complementary#91A233, #33A244
Tetradic#A24433, #5AA233, #3391A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8B8E9
Lighter +30%#C291DD
Lighter +20%#AD6BD0
Lighter +10%#9744C4
Darker −10%#5E277B
Darker −20%#401B54
Darker −30%#230E2E
Darker −40%#050207
More saturated +25%#8318BD
Less saturated −25%#734E87

Channel breakdown

R123
G51
B162
Red123 (48.2%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue278.92°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 33 · B A2

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