Colour

#7C00A6

#7C00A6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7C00A6 is a violet with RGB values 124, 0, 166 and HSL 285°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7C00A6

RGBrgb(124, 0, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0, 0.651

RGB percentages48.6%, 0%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(284.8, 100%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 100%, 65.1%)

CMYK25.3%, 100%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,126,630

CSS custom property--colour: #7C00A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#83FF59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#773960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12 Indigo · ΔE 17.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 21 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AA600

Analogous#2900A6, #A6007D

Triadic#A67C00, #00A67C

Split complementary#7DA600, #00A629

Tetradic#A62900, #2AA600, #007DA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DC73FF

Lighter +30%#CF40FF

Lighter +20%#C20DFF

Lighter +10%#A200D9

Darker −10%#560073

Darker −20%#300040

Darker −30%#0A000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7C00A6

Less saturated −25%#721591

Channel breakdown

R124

B166

Red124 (48.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue284.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 00 · B A6

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