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Recognised as Colour

#7C3EE2

  • #7C3EE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7C3EE2 is a violet with RGB values 124, 62, 226 and HSL 263°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7C3EE2#7C3EE2
HEX#7C3EE2
RGBrgb(124, 62, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.2431, 0.8863
RGB percentages48.6%, 24.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(262.7, 73.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 72.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK45.1%, 72.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,142,562
CSS custom property--colour: #7C3EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#83C11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F698Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.7Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7Medium blue · ΔE 26.6Medium orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4E23E
Analogous#3E52E2, #CE3EE2
Triadic#E27C3E, #3EE27C
Split complementary#E2CE3E, #52E23E
Tetradic#E23E52, #A4E23E, #3EE2CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EFFD
Lighter +30%#D6C3F6
Lighter +20%#B897EF
Lighter +10%#9A6AE9
Darker −10%#611FCE
Darker −20%#4C18A2
Darker −30%#371275
Darker −40%#220B49
More saturated +25%#7522FE
Less saturated −25%#835AC6

Channel breakdown

R124
G62
B226
Red124 (48.6%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue262.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 3E · B E2

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