Colour

#7F41BF

#7F41BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7F41BF is a violet with RGB values 127, 65, 191 and HSL 270°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7F41BF#7F41BF

HEX#7F41BF

RGBrgb(127, 65, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2549, 0.749

RGB percentages49.8%, 25.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(269.5, 49.6%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 66%, 74.9%)

CMYK33.5%, 66%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,339,903

CSS custom property--colour: #7F41BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#80BE40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0F61BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#725D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Slate blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81BF41

Analogous#4142BF, #BE41BF

Triadic#BF7F41, #41BF7F

Split complementary#BFBE41, #42BF41

Tetradic#BF4142, #81BF41, #41BFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6DAF2

Lighter +30%#CCB3E6

Lighter +20%#B28DD9

Lighter +10%#9967CC

Darker −10%#663499

Darker −20%#4C2773

Darker −30%#331A4D

Darker −40%#1A0D27

More saturated +25%#7E21DF

Less saturated −25%#80619F

Channel breakdown

R127

G65

B191

Red127 (49.8%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue269.52°

Saturation (HSL)49.61%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 41 · B BF

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