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Recognised as Colour

#7C38C9

  • #7C38C9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7C38C9 is a violet with RGB values 124, 56, 201 and HSL 268°, 57%, 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 Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7C38C9#7C38C9
HEX#7C38C9
RGBrgb(124, 56, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.2196, 0.7882
RGB percentages48.6%, 22%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(268.1, 57.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 72.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK38.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,141,001
CSS custom property--colour: #7C38C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1133WCAG 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 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#83C736

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6B5C7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85C938
Analogous#383CC9, #C538C9
Triadic#C97C38, #38C97C
Split complementary#C9C538, #3CC938
Tetradic#C9383C, #85C938, #38C9C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D8F5
Lighter +30%#CBB0EA
Lighter +20%#B188DF
Lighter +10%#9660D4
Darker −10%#632CA2
Darker −20%#4B217A
Darker −30%#321652
Darker −40%#1A0B2A
More saturated +25%#7A18E9
Less saturated −25%#7E58A9

Channel breakdown

R124
G56
B201
Red124 (48.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue268.14°
Saturation (HSL)57.31%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 38 · B C9

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