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Recognised as Colour

#7D1997

  • #7D1997
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#7D1997 is a violet with RGB values 125, 25, 151 and HSL 288°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#7D1997#7D1997
HEX#7D1997
RGBrgb(125, 25, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.098, 0.5922
RGB percentages49%, 9.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(287.6, 71.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 83.4%, 59.2%)
CMYK17.2%, 83.4%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,198,551
CSS custom property--colour: #7D1997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#82E668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00469Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E4F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7C375Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.2Purple · ΔE 10.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#339719
Analogous#3E1997, #971972
Triadic#977D19, #19977D
Split complementary#729719, #19973E
Tetradic#973E19, #339719, #197297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D98FED
Lighter +30%#CB64E5
Lighter +20%#BC38DE
Lighter +10%#A120C3
Darker −10%#59126B
Darker −20%#350B3F
Darker −30%#100314
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A03AD
Less saturated −25%#702F81

Channel breakdown

R125
G25
B151
Red125 (49%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue287.62°
Saturation (HSL)71.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 19 · B 97

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