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Recognised as Colour

#7E20BA

  • #7E20BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E20BA is a violet with RGB values 126, 32, 186 and HSL 277°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7E20BA#7E20BA
HEX#7E20BA
RGBrgb(126, 32, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1255, 0.7294
RGB percentages49.4%, 12.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(276.6, 70.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 82.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK32.3%, 82.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,265,914
CSS custom property--colour: #7E20BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#81DF45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#744B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.9Blue violet · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Indigo · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CBA20
Analogous#3120BA, #BA20A9
Triadic#BA7E20, #20BA7E
Split complementary#A9BA20, #20BA31
Tetradic#BA3120, #5CBA20, #20A9BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAB4F2
Lighter +30%#C488EB
Lighter +20%#AF5DE3
Lighter +10%#9931DC
Darker −10%#61198E
Darker −20%#431163
Darker −30%#260A37
Darker −40%#08020C
More saturated +25%#8405D5
Less saturated −25%#783B9F

Channel breakdown

R126
G32
B186
Red126 (49.4%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue276.62°
Saturation (HSL)70.64%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 20 · B BA

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