Colour

#7B4399

#7B4399
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7B4399 is a violet with RGB values 123, 67, 153 and HSL 279°, 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#7B4399

RGBrgb(123, 67, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2627, 0.6

RGB percentages48.2%, 26.3%, 60%

HSLhsl(279.1, 39.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 56.2%, 60%)

CMYK19.6%, 56.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,078,233

CSS custom property--colour: #7B4399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#84BC66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B589Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E5D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#785267no 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 text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Purple · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#619943

Analogous#504399, #99438C

Triadic#997B43, #43997B

Split complementary#8C9943, #439950

Tetradic#995043, #619943, #438C99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9C3E5

Lighter +30%#C3A0D5

Lighter +20%#AC7CC6

Lighter +10%#9659B6

Darker −10%#5E3376

Darker −20%#422452

Darker −30%#25142F

Darker −40%#09050B

More saturated +25%#8327B5

Less saturated −25%#735F7E

Channel breakdown

R123

G67

B153

Red123 (48.2%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue279.07°

Saturation (HSL)39.09%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 43 · B 99

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