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Colour

#7639B6

  • #7639B6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7639B6 is a violet with RGB values 118, 57, 182 and HSL 269°, 52%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7639B6#7639B6
HEX#7639B6
RGBrgb(118, 57, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.2235, 0.7137
RGB percentages46.3%, 22.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(269.3, 52.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 68.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK35.2%, 68.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,748,022
CSS custom property--colour: #7639B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#89C649

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#695673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Indigo · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79B639
Analogous#393BB6, #B439B6
Triadic#B67639, #39B676
Split complementary#B6B439, #3BB639
Tetradic#B6393B, #79B639, #39B6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDCCEF
Lighter +30%#C3A5E3
Lighter +20%#A97ED7
Lighter +10%#9057CB
Darker −10%#5D2D8F
Darker −20%#442168
Darker −30%#2A1541
Darker −40%#11081B
More saturated +25%#751BD4
Less saturated −25%#775798

Channel breakdown

R118
G57
B182
Red118 (46.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue269.28°
Saturation (HSL)52.3%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 39 · B B6

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