Colour

#7F00B3

#7F00B3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F00B3 is a violet with RGB values 127, 0, 179 and HSL 283°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7F00B3

RGBrgb(127, 0, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0, 0.702

RGB percentages49.8%, 0%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(282.6, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK29.1%, 100%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,323,251

CSS custom property--colour: #7F00B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#80FF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Tritanopia#773F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Dark violet · ΔE 13.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.8 Indigo · ΔE 22.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34B300

Analogous#2600B3, #B3008D

Triadic#B37F00, #00B37F

Split complementary#8EB300, #00B325

Tetradic#B32500, #34B300, #008EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA80FF

Lighter +30%#CB4DFF

Lighter +20%#BC1AFF

Lighter +10%#A300E6

Darker −10%#5B0080

Darker −20%#37004D

Darker −30%#12001A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F00B3

Less saturated −25%#76169D

Channel breakdown

R127

B179

Red127 (49.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue282.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 00 · B B3

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