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Recognised as Colour

#7F3DC1

  • #7F3DC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F3DC1 is a violet with RGB values 127, 61, 193 and HSL 270°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7F3DC1#7F3DC1
HEX#7F3DC1
RGBrgb(127, 61, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2392, 0.7569
RGB percentages49.8%, 23.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(270, 52%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 68.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK34.2%, 68.4%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,338,881
CSS custom property--colour: #7F3DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#80C23E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#725B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FC13D
Analogous#3D3DC1, #C13DC1
Triadic#C17F3D, #3DC17F
Split complementary#C1C13D, #3DC13D
Tetradic#C13D3D, #7FC13D, #3DC1C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D7F3
Lighter +30%#CCB1E6
Lighter +20%#B28ADA
Lighter +10%#9963CE
Darker −10%#66319A
Darker −20%#4C2573
Darker −30%#33184D
Darker −40%#190C26
More saturated +25%#7F1DE1
Less saturated −25%#7F5DA1

Channel breakdown

R127
G61
B193
Red127 (49.8%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 3D · B C1

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