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Colour

#7F4CE6

  • #7F4CE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F4CE6 is a violet with RGB values 127, 76, 230 and HSL 260°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7F4CE6#7F4CE6
HEX#7F4CE6
RGBrgb(127, 76, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.298, 0.902
RGB percentages49.8%, 29.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(259.9, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK44.8%, 67%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,342,758
CSS custom property--colour: #7F4CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#80B319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#617293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3E64C
Analogous#4C66E6, #CC4CE6
Triadic#E67F4C, #4CE67F
Split complementary#E6CC4C, #66E64C
Tetradic#E64C66, #B3E64C, #4CE6CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFD2F9
Lighter +20%#BFA6F3
Lighter +10%#9F79EC
Darker −10%#5F1FE0
Darker −20%#4C19B3
Darker −30%#391386
Darker −40%#260C5A
More saturated +25%#7733FF
Less saturated −25%#8865CD

Channel breakdown

R127
G76
B230
Red127 (49.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue259.87°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 4C · B E6

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