Recognised as Colour

#7C4ABB

#7C4ABB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7C4ABB is a violet with RGB values 124, 74, 187 and HSL 267°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7C4ABB

RGBrgb(124, 74, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.2902, 0.7333

RGB percentages48.6%, 29%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(266.5, 45.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 60.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK33.7%, 60.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,145,595

CSS custom property--colour: #7C4ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#83B544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0364BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2663B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6F627Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.7 Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89BB4A

Analogous#4A50BB, #B44ABB

Triadic#BB7C4A, #4ABB7C

Split complementary#BBB44A, #50BB4A

Tetradic#BB4A50, #89BB4A, #4ABBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7DEF3

Lighter +30%#CCB9E5

Lighter +20%#B294D7

Lighter +10%#976FC9

Darker −10%#643999

Darker −20%#4B2B74

Darker −30%#331D4F

Darker −40%#1B1029

More saturated +25%#782BDA

Less saturated −25%#80699C

Channel breakdown

R124

G74

B187

Red124 (48.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue266.55°

Saturation (HSL)45.38%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 4A · B BB

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Colour harmonies

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