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Recognised as Colour

#7F00A7

  • #7F00A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F00A7 is a violet with RGB values 127, 0, 167 and HSL 286°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7F00A7#7F00A7
HEX#7F00A7
RGBrgb(127, 0, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0, 0.6549
RGB percentages49.8%, 0%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(285.6, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK24%, 100%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,323,239
CSS custom property--colour: #7F00A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#80FF58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B3961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7Indigo · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28A700
Analogous#2C00A7, #A7007B
Triadic#A77F00, #00A77F
Split complementary#7CA700, #00A72B
Tetradic#A72B00, #28A700, #007BA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE74FF
Lighter +30%#D141FF
Lighter +20%#C50EFF
Lighter +10%#A600DA
Darker −10%#580074
Darker −20%#310041
Darker −30%#0B000E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F00A7
Less saturated −25%#741592

Channel breakdown

R127
G0
B167
Red127 (49.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue285.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 00 · B A7

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