Colour

#7F4498

#7F4498
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7F4498 is a violet with RGB values 127, 68, 152 and HSL 282°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7F4498

RGBrgb(127, 68, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2667, 0.5961

RGB percentages49.8%, 26.7%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(282.1, 38.2%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 55.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK16.4%, 55.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,340,632

CSS custom property--colour: #7F4498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#80BB67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F599Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#435F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7D5267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D9844

Analogous#554498, #984487

Triadic#987F44, #44987F

Split complementary#879844, #449855

Tetradic#985544, #5D9844, #448798

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBC4E4

Lighter +30%#C5A0D5

Lighter +20%#B07DC5

Lighter +10%#9A5AB5

Darker −10%#623475

Darker −20%#442452

Darker −30%#27152E

Darker −40%#09050B

More saturated +25%#8A29B4

Less saturated −25%#74607D

Channel breakdown

R127

G68

B152

Red127 (49.8%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue282.14°

Saturation (HSL)38.18%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 44 · B 98

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