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Recognised as Colour

#7526EF

  • #7526EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7526EF is a violet with RGB values 117, 38, 239 and HSL 264°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7526EF#7526EF
HEX#7526EF
RGBrgb(117, 38, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.149, 0.9373
RGB percentages45.9%, 14.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(263.6, 86.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 84.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK51%, 84.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,677,679
CSS custom property--colour: #7526EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8AD910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#49658Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Medium blue · ΔE 17.1Blue · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4Dark blue · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0EF26
Analogous#263BEF, #D926EF
Triadic#EF7526, #26EF75
Split complementary#EFDA26, #3BEF26
Tetradic#EF263C, #A0EF26, #26EFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE4FD
Lighter +30%#D0B4FA
Lighter +20%#B185F6
Lighter +10%#9355F3
Darker −10%#5C10D2
Darker −20%#470CA3
Darker −30%#330973
Darker −40%#1E0544
More saturated +25%#7216FF
Less saturated −25%#7B43D2

Channel breakdown

R117
G38
B239
Red117 (45.9%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue263.58°
Saturation (HSL)86.27%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 26 · B EF

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