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Recognised as Colour

#7F2ABB

  • #7F2ABB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F2ABB is a violet with RGB values 127, 42, 187 and HSL 275°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7F2ABB#7F2ABB
HEX#7F2ABB
RGBrgb(127, 42, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.1647, 0.7333
RGB percentages49.8%, 16.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(275.2, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK32.1%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,334,011
CSS custom property--colour: #7F2ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#80D544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#744F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.6Indigo · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66BB2A
Analogous#372ABB, #BB2AAE
Triadic#BB7F2A, #2ABB7F
Split complementary#AFBB2A, #2ABB36
Tetradic#BB362A, #66BB2A, #2AAEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDC0F1
Lighter +30%#C696E8
Lighter +20%#AF6DDE
Lighter +10%#9943D5
Darker −10%#632191
Darker −20%#461768
Darker −30%#2A0E3E
Darker −40%#0E0514
More saturated +25%#840DD8
Less saturated −25%#7A479E

Channel breakdown

R127
G42
B187
Red127 (49.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue275.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 2A · B BB

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