Recognised as Colour

#7C48D8

#7C48D8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7C48D8 is a violet with RGB values 124, 72, 216 and HSL 262°, 65%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7C48D8

RGBrgb(124, 72, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.2824, 0.8471

RGB percentages48.6%, 28.2%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(261.7, 64.9%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 66.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK42.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,145,112

CSS custom property--colour: #7C48D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#83B727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0066D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#636B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.8 Blue violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4D848

Analogous#485CD8, #C448D8

Triadic#D87C48, #48D87C

Split complementary#D8C448, #5CD848

Tetradic#D8485C, #A4D848, #48D8C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F0FC

Lighter +30%#D6C6F3

Lighter +20%#B89CEA

Lighter +10%#9A72E1

Darker −10%#612AC3

Darker −20%#4C2199

Darker −30%#37186F

Darker −40%#220F45

More saturated +25%#742CF4

Less saturated −25%#8464BC

Channel breakdown

R124

G72

B216

Red124 (48.6%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue261.67°

Saturation (HSL)64.86%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 48 · B D8

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