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Recognised as Colour

#7E2ABA

  • #7E2ABA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E2ABA is a violet with RGB values 126, 42, 186 and HSL 275°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7E2ABA#7E2ABA
HEX#7E2ABA
RGBrgb(126, 42, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1647, 0.7294
RGB percentages49.4%, 16.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(275, 63.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 77.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK32.3%, 77.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,268,474
CSS custom property--colour: #7E2ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#81D545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#734F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Indigo · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66BA2A
Analogous#362ABA, #BA2AAE
Triadic#BA7E2A, #2ABA7E
Split complementary#AEBA2A, #2ABA36
Tetradic#BA362A, #66BA2A, #2AAEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCBFF1
Lighter +30%#C596E7
Lighter +20%#AE6CDE
Lighter +10%#9843D4
Darker −10%#622190
Darker −20%#461767
Darker −30%#290E3D
Darker −40%#0D0414
More saturated +25%#830DD6
Less saturated −25%#79469E

Channel breakdown

R126
G42
B186
Red126 (49.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)63.16%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 2A · B BA

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