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Recognised as Colour

#7F2FA9

  • #7F2FA9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7F2FA9 is a violet with RGB values 127, 47, 169 and HSL 279°, 56%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7F2FA9#7F2FA9
HEX#7F2FA9
RGBrgb(127, 47, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.1843, 0.6627
RGB percentages49.8%, 18.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(279.3, 56.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 72.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK24.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,335,273
CSS custom property--colour: #7F2FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#80D056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D58A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7A4A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Purple · ΔE 16.4Indigo · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A92F
Analogous#422FA9, #A92F96
Triadic#A97F2F, #2FA97F
Split complementary#96A92F, #2FA942
Tetradic#A9422F, #59A92F, #2F96A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAB9EB
Lighter +30%#C591E0
Lighter +20%#B069D5
Lighter +10%#9B41CA
Darker −10%#612481
Darker −20%#431959
Darker −30%#250E31
Darker −40%#070309
More saturated +25%#8714C4
Less saturated −25%#774A8E

Channel breakdown

R127
G47
B169
Red127 (49.8%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue279.34°
Saturation (HSL)56.48%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 2F · B A9

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