Recognised as Colour

#7F4CE8

#7F4CE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7F4CE8 is a violet with RGB values 127, 76, 232 and HSL 260°, 77%, 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

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HEX#7F4CE8

RGBrgb(127, 76, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.298, 0.9098

RGB percentages49.8%, 29.8%, 91%

HSLhsl(259.6, 77.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 67.2%, 91%)

CMYK45.3%, 67.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,342,760

CSS custom property--colour: #7F4CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#80B317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#607294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 15.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5E84C

Analogous#4C67E8, #CD4CE8

Triadic#E87F4C, #4CE87F

Split complementary#E8CD4C, #67E84C

Tetradic#E84C67, #B5E84C, #4CE8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0D4F9

Lighter +20%#C0A6F4

Lighter +10%#9F79EE

Darker −10%#5F1FE2

Darker −20%#4B17B7

Darker −30%#391289

Darker −40%#260C5C

More saturated +25%#7735FF

Less saturated −25%#8865CF

Channel breakdown

R127

G76

B232

Red127 (49.8%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue259.62°

Saturation (HSL)77.23%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 4C · B E8

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