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Colour

#7F36CA

  • #7F36CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F36CA is a violet with RGB values 127, 54, 202 and HSL 270°, 58%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7F36CA#7F36CA
HEX#7F36CA
RGBrgb(127, 54, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2118, 0.7922
RGB percentages49.8%, 21.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(269.6, 58.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 73.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK37.1%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,337,098
CSS custom property--colour: #7F36CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#80C935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F5B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Indigo · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81CA36
Analogous#3637CA, #C936CA
Triadic#CA7F36, #36CA7F
Split complementary#CAC936, #37CA36
Tetradic#CA3637, #81CA36, #36CAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D7F5
Lighter +30%#CCAFEA
Lighter +20%#B287DF
Lighter +10%#995ED5
Darker −10%#662BA2
Darker −20%#4C207A
Darker −30%#331552
Darker −40%#1A0B29
More saturated +25%#7F16EA
Less saturated −25%#7F56AA

Channel breakdown

R127
G54
B202
Red127 (49.8%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue269.59°
Saturation (HSL)58.27%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 36 · B CA

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