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Colour

#7C2CD8

  • #7C2CD8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7C2CD8 is a violet with RGB values 124, 44, 216 and HSL 268°, 69%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7C2CD8#7C2CD8
HEX#7C2CD8
RGBrgb(124, 44, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.1725, 0.8471
RGB percentages48.6%, 17.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(267.9, 68.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 79.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK42.6%, 79.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,137,944
CSS custom property--colour: #7C2CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#83D327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#645D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5.5Dark violet · ΔE 11.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3Dark blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88D82C
Analogous#2C32D8, #D22CD8
Triadic#D87C2C, #2CD87C
Split complementary#D8D22C, #32D82C
Tetradic#D82C32, #88D82C, #2CD8D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D8F8
Lighter +30%#CCADF0
Lighter +20%#B182E8
Lighter +10%#9757E0
Darker −10%#6321B0
Darker −20%#4B1985
Darker −30%#33115A
Darker −40%#1B092F
More saturated +25%#7A0DF7
Less saturated −25%#7E4BB9

Channel breakdown

R124
G44
B216
Red124 (48.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue267.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 2C · B D8

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