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Recognised as Colour

#7E18AA

  • #7E18AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E18AA is a violet with RGB values 126, 24, 170 and HSL 282°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7E18AA#7E18AA
HEX#7E18AA
RGBrgb(126, 24, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.0941, 0.6667
RGB percentages49.4%, 9.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(281.9, 75.3%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK25.9%, 85.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,263,850
CSS custom property--colour: #7E18AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#81E755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#784065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Indigo · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44AA18
Analogous#3518AA, #AA188D
Triadic#AA7E18, #18AA7E
Split complementary#8DAA18, #18AA35
Tetradic#AA3518, #44AA18, #188DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D89DF1
Lighter +30%#C670EB
Lighter +20%#B443E5
Lighter +10%#9F1ED7
Darker −10%#5D127D
Darker −20%#3C0B51
Darker −30%#1B0524
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8800C2
Less saturated −25%#743092

Channel breakdown

R126
G24
B170
Red126 (49.4%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue281.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 18 · B AA

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