Colour

#7E17E3

#7E17E3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7E17E3 is a violet with RGB values 126, 23, 227 and HSL 270°, 82%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#7E17E3

RGBrgb(126, 23, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.0902, 0.8902

RGB percentages49.4%, 9%, 89%

HSLhsl(270.3, 81.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 89.9%, 89%)

CMYK44.5%, 89.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,263,651

CSS custom property--colour: #7E17E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#81E81C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Tritanopia#635B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8 Dark violet · ΔE 10.7 Medium blue · ΔE 18.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 23 Blue · ΔE 28.3 Dark blue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CE317

Analogous#1817E3, #E317E2

Triadic#E37E17, #17E37E

Split complementary#E2E317, #17E318

Tetradic#E31817, #7CE317, #17E2E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3CCFA

Lighter +30%#CA9EF5

Lighter +20%#B170F0

Lighter +10%#9741EC

Darker −10%#6412B5

Darker −20%#4B0E86

Darker −30%#310958

Darker −40%#17042A

More saturated +25%#7E00FA

Less saturated −25%#7E36C4

Channel breakdown

R126

G23

B227

Red126 (49.4%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue270.29°

Saturation (HSL)81.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 17 · B E3

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