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Recognised as Colour

#7F06BC

  • #7F06BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#7F06BC is a violet with RGB values 127, 6, 188 and HSL 280°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#7F06BC#7F06BC
HEX#7F06BC
RGBrgb(127, 6, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.0235, 0.7373
RGB percentages49.8%, 2.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(279.9, 93.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 96.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK32.4%, 96.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,324,796
CSS custom property--colour: #7F06BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#80F943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#75456Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.5Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 12.2Indigo · ΔE 25.1Dark blue · ΔE 27.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43BC06
Analogous#2406BC, #BC069E
Triadic#BC7F06, #06BC7F
Split complementary#9EBC06, #06BC24
Tetradic#BC2406, #43BC06, #069EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D892FC
Lighter +30%#C761FA
Lighter +20%#B530F8
Lighter +10%#A008ED
Darker −10%#5E048B
Darker −20%#3C0359
Darker −30%#1B0128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8100C2
Less saturated −25%#771EA4

Channel breakdown

R127
G6
B188
Red127 (49.8%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue279.89°
Saturation (HSL)93.81%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 06 · B BC

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