Recognised as Colour

#7C41AB

#7C41AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7C41AB is a violet with RGB values 124, 65, 171 and HSL 273°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7C41AB

RGBrgb(124, 65, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.2549, 0.6706

RGB percentages48.6%, 25.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(273.4, 44.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 62%, 67.1%)

CMYK27.5%, 62%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,143,275

CSS custom property--colour: #7C41AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#83BE54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0A5BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D5EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#745670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.1 Slate blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Purple · ΔE 20 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70AB41

Analogous#4741AB, #AB41A5

Triadic#AB7C41, #41AB7C

Split complementary#A5AB41, #41AB47

Tetradic#AB4741, #70AB41, #41A5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DECCEC

Lighter +30%#C6A7DE

Lighter +20%#AD82D0

Lighter +10%#955DC2

Darker −10%#613386

Darker −20%#462561

Darker −30%#2C173C

Darker −40%#110917

More saturated +25%#7F24C8

Less saturated −25%#795E8E

Channel breakdown

R124

G65

B171

Red124 (48.6%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue273.4°

Saturation (HSL)44.92%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 41 · B AB

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