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Recognised as Colour

#7656AD

  • #7656AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7656AD is a violet with RGB values 118, 86, 173 and HSL 262°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7656AD#7656AD
HEX#7656AD
RGBrgb(118, 86, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3373, 0.6784
RGB percentages46.3%, 33.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(262.1, 34.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 50.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK31.8%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,755,437
CSS custom property--colour: #7656AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#89A952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3867B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4066ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DAD56
Analogous#5661AD, #A256AD
Triadic#AD7656, #56AD76
Split complementary#ADA156, #62AD56
Tetradic#AD5661, #8DAD56, #56ADA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DFF0
Lighter +30%#CABDDF
Lighter +20%#AE9BCE
Lighter +10%#9278BE
Darker −10%#5E448C
Darker −20%#47336A
Darker −30%#302347
Darker −40%#191225
More saturated +25%#6E37CC
Less saturated −25%#7E758E

Channel breakdown

R118
G86
B173
Red118 (46.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue262.07°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 56 · B AD

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