Colour

#7B3AAD

#7B3AAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7B3AAD is a violet with RGB values 123, 58, 173 and HSL 274°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7B3AAD

RGBrgb(123, 58, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2275, 0.6784

RGB percentages48.2%, 22.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(273.9, 49.8%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 66.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK28.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,075,949

CSS custom property--colour: #7B3AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#84C552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F5BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#73536Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.7 Slate blue · ΔE 16.4 Indigo · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8 Purple · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CAD3A

Analogous#413AAD, #AD3AA6

Triadic#AD7B3A, #3AAD7B

Split complementary#A6AD3A, #3AAD42

Tetradic#AD423A, #6CAD3A, #3AA5AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCC7EC

Lighter +30%#C4A1DF

Lighter +20%#AC7AD3

Lighter +10%#9454C6

Darker −10%#602D87

Darker −20%#452061

Darker −30%#2A143A

Darker −40%#0E0714

More saturated +25%#7F1DCA

Less saturated −25%#775790

Channel breakdown

R123

G58

B173

Red123 (48.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue273.91°

Saturation (HSL)49.78%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 3A · B AD

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Colour values

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