Colour

#7E09AA

#7E09AA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E09AA is a violet with RGB values 126, 9, 170 and HSL 284°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7E09AA#7E09AA

HEX#7E09AA

RGBrgb(126, 9, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.0353, 0.6667

RGB percentages49.4%, 3.5%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(283.6, 89.9%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 94.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK25.9%, 94.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,260,010

CSS custom property--colour: #7E09AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#81F655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Tritanopia#793C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8 Indigo · ΔE 18.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Purple · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35AA09

Analogous#2D09AA, #AA0986

Triadic#AA7E09, #09AA7E

Split complementary#85AA09, #09AA2D

Tetradic#AA2E09, #35AA09, #0986AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D986F9

Lighter +30%#CA56F6

Lighter +20%#BB26F3

Lighter +10%#A20CDA

Darker −10%#5A067A

Darker −20%#360449

Darker −30%#120119

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8200B3

Less saturated −25%#741F94

Channel breakdown

R126

B170

Red126 (49.4%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue283.6°

Saturation (HSL)89.94%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 09 · B AA

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