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Recognised as Colour

#7C0097

  • #7C0097
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#7C0097 is a violet with RGB values 124, 0, 151 and HSL 289°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#7C0097#7C0097
HEX#7C0097
RGBrgb(124, 0, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0, 0.5922
RGB percentages48.6%, 0%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(289.3, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK17.9%, 100%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,126,615
CSS custom property--colour: #7C0097;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#83FF68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00429Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B4B94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7B3057no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.8Purple · ΔE 13.3Indigo · ΔE 15.2Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B9700
Analogous#300097, #970067
Triadic#977C00, #00977C
Split complementary#679700, #009730
Tetradic#973000, #1B9700, #006797

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E364FF
Lighter +30%#DA31FF
Lighter +20%#D000FD
Lighter +10%#A600CA
Darker −10%#520064
Darker −20%#280031
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7C0097
Less saturated −25%#701384

Channel breakdown

R124
G0
B151
Red124 (48.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue289.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 00 · B 97

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