Recognised as Colour

#7C4CE1

#7C4CE1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7C4CE1 is a violet with RGB values 124, 76, 225 and HSL 259°, 71%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7C4CE1

RGBrgb(124, 76, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.298, 0.8824

RGB percentages48.6%, 29.8%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(259.3, 71.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 66.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK44.9%, 66.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,146,145

CSS custom property--colour: #7C4CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#83B31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5E7090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1E14C

Analogous#4C67E1, #C74CE1

Triadic#E17C4C, #4CE17C

Split complementary#E1C74C, #66E14C

Tetradic#E14C66, #B1E14C, #4CE1C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFE

Lighter +30%#DCCFF7

Lighter +20%#BCA3F0

Lighter +10%#9C78E8

Darker −10%#5D24D6

Darker −20%#4A1DAA

Darker −30%#37157F

Darker −40%#240E53

More saturated +25%#7332FB

Less saturated −25%#8566C7

Channel breakdown

R124

G76

B225

Red124 (48.6%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue259.33°

Saturation (HSL)71.29%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 4C · B E1

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