Colour

#7B4298

#7B4298
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7B4298 is a violet with RGB values 123, 66, 152 and HSL 280°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7B4298

RGBrgb(123, 66, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2588, 0.5961

RGB percentages48.2%, 25.9%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(279.8, 39.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 56.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK19.1%, 56.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,077,976

CSS custom property--colour: #7B4298;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#84BD67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A589Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E5C96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#785166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Purple · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F9842

Analogous#504298, #98428A

Triadic#987B42, #42987B

Split complementary#8A9842, #429850

Tetradic#985042, #5F9842, #428A98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9C2E4

Lighter +30%#C29ED5

Lighter +20%#AC7BC5

Lighter +10%#9657B6

Darker −10%#5E3374

Darker −20%#412351

Darker −30%#25142D

Darker −40%#08040A

More saturated +25%#8427B3

Less saturated −25%#725D7D

Channel breakdown

R123

G66

B152

Red123 (48.2%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue279.77°

Saturation (HSL)39.45%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 42 · B 98

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