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Recognised as Colour

#7F4292

  • #7F4292
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7F4292 is a violet with RGB values 127, 66, 146 and HSL 286°, 38%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7F4292#7F4292
HEX#7F4292
RGBrgb(127, 66, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2588, 0.5725
RGB percentages49.8%, 25.9%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(285.8, 37.7%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 54.8%, 57.3%)
CMYK13%, 54.8%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,340,114
CSS custom property--colour: #7F4292;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#80BD6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#455D90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7F4E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#559242
Analogous#574292, #92427D
Triadic#927F42, #42927F
Split complementary#7D9242, #429257
Tetradic#925742, #559242, #427D92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9BEE2
Lighter +30%#C59BD2
Lighter +20%#B078C2
Lighter +10%#9C55B2
Darker −10%#60326F
Darker −20%#42224C
Darker −30%#231229
Darker −40%#050206
More saturated +25%#8D28AC
Less saturated −25%#715D77

Channel breakdown

R127
G66
B146
Red127 (49.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue285.75°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 42 · B 92

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