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Recognised as Colour

#7C4DCF

  • #7C4DCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7C4DCF is a violet with RGB values 124, 77, 207 and HSL 262°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7C4DCF#7C4DCF
HEX#7C4DCF
RGBrgb(124, 77, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.302, 0.8118
RGB percentages48.6%, 30.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(261.7, 57.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 62.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,146,383
CSS custom property--colour: #7C4DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#83B230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#676A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0CF4D
Analogous#4D5FCF, #BD4DCF
Triadic#CF7C4D, #4DCF7C
Split complementary#CFBD4D, #5FCF4D
Tetradic#CF4D5F, #A0CF4D, #4DCFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EEFA
Lighter +30%#D5C6EF
Lighter +20%#B79DE5
Lighter +10%#9A75DA
Darker −10%#6231B8
Darker −20%#4D278F
Darker −30%#371C67
Darker −40%#22113F
More saturated +25%#7431EB
Less saturated −25%#8469B3

Channel breakdown

R124
G77
B207
Red124 (48.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue261.69°
Saturation (HSL)57.52%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 4D · B CF

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