Colour

#7F2ACE

#7F2ACE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7F2ACE is a violet with RGB values 127, 42, 206 and HSL 271°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#7F2ACE

RGBrgb(127, 42, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.1647, 0.8078

RGB percentages49.8%, 16.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(271.1, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK38.3%, 79.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,334,030

CSS custom property--colour: #7F2ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#80D531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6D577Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9 Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7 Dark violet · ΔE 12.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Medium blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79CE2A

Analogous#2D2ACE, #CE2ACB

Triadic#CE7F2A, #2ACE7F

Split complementary#CBCE2A, #2ACE2D

Tetradic#CE2D2A, #79CE2A, #2ACBCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3CFF5

Lighter +30%#CAA4ED

Lighter +20%#B17AE4

Lighter +10%#9850DB

Darker −10%#6521A4

Darker −20%#4B1979

Darker −30%#31104F

Darker −40%#170725

More saturated +25%#800BED

Less saturated −25%#7E49AF

Channel breakdown

R127

G42

B206

Red127 (49.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue271.1°

Saturation (HSL)66.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 2A · B CE

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