Colour

#7C00FF

#7C00FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#7C00FF is a violet with RGB values 124, 0, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#7C00FF#7C00FF

HEX#7C00FF

RGBrgb(124, 0, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0, 1

RGB percentages48.6%, 0%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.2, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 100%, 100%)

CMYK51.4%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,126,719

CSS custom property--colour: #7C00FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#83FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D6696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.4 Medium blue · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83FF00

Analogous#0003FF, #FC00FF

Triadic#FF7C00, #00FF7C

Split complementary#FFFC00, #03FF00

Tetradic#FF0003, #83FF00, #00FFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5CCFF

Lighter +30%#CB99FF

Lighter +20%#B066FF

Lighter +10%#9633FF

Darker −10%#6300CC

Darker −20%#4A0099

Darker −30%#320066

Darker −40%#190033

More saturated +25%#7C00FF

Less saturated −25%#7D20DF

Channel breakdown

R124

B255

Red124 (48.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 00 · B FF

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