HEX Color #7C2CBD (Darkorchid)

About #7C2CBD

The hex code #7C2CBD represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 44 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 77% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 273.1° hue, 62.2% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C2CBD

RGB124, 44, 189

HSL273.1°, 62.2%, 45.7%

CMYK34%, 77%, 0%, 26%

HSV273.1°, 76.7%, 74.1%

LAB37.4, 59.0, -61.2

XYZ18.4, 9.8, 49.1

Decimal8137917

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C2CBD #6CBC2C

Analogous

#332CBC #BC2CB5

Triadic

#BC7C2C #2CBC7C

Tetradic

#BC332C #6CBC2C #2CB5BC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C2CBD

#8A43C4

#995ACB

#A772D3

#B689DA

#C4A1E1

#D3B8E9

#E1D0F0

#F0E7F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C2CBD

#6E27A8

#602293

#521D7E

#441869

#371354

#290E3F

#1B092A

#0D0415

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.11:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.95:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

6.80:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.51:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C2CBD; }

.text-color { color: #7C2CBD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C2CBD; }

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