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Recognised as Colour

#7526FA

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

#7526FA is a violet with RGB values 117, 38, 250 and HSL 262°, 95%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7526FA#7526FA
HEX#7526FA
RGBrgb(117, 38, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.149, 0.9804
RGB percentages45.9%, 14.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(262.4, 95.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 84.8%, 98%)
CMYK53.2%, 84.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,677,690
CSS custom property--colour: #7526FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#8AD905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#406A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.8Medium blue · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 19.6Blue · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2Dark blue · ΔE 41.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABFA26
Analogous#2641FA, #DF26FA
Triadic#FA7526, #26FA75
Split complementary#FADF26, #41FA26
Tetradic#FA2641, #ABFA26, #26FADF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDFF
Lighter +30%#D4BCFD
Lighter +20%#B48AFC
Lighter +10%#9558FB
Darker −10%#5A05E8
Darker −20%#4604B6
Darker −30%#330384
Darker −40%#200252
More saturated +25%#7421FF
Less saturated −25%#7C42DE

Channel breakdown

R117
G38
B250
Red117 (45.9%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue262.36°
Saturation (HSL)95.5%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 26 · B FA

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