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Recognised as Colour

#7659CC

  • #7659CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7659CC is a violet with RGB values 118, 89, 204 and HSL 255°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7659CC#7659CC
HEX#7659CC
RGBrgb(118, 89, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.349, 0.8
RGB percentages46.3%, 34.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(255.1, 53%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.1, 56.4%, 80%)
CMYK42.2%, 56.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,756,236
CSS custom property--colour: #7659CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#89A633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#186FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#216BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5E728Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 3.6Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 3.57, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCC59
Analogous#5975CC, #B059CC
Triadic#CC7659, #59CC76
Split complementary#CCB059, #76CC59
Tetradic#CC5975, #AFCC59, #59CCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F5FC
Lighter +30%#D7CEF0
Lighter +20%#B6A7E4
Lighter +10%#9680D8
Darker −10%#5939B9
Darker −20%#462D92
Darker −30%#34216B
Darker −40%#211544
More saturated +25%#693EE7
Less saturated −25%#8374B1

Channel breakdown

R118
G89
B204
Red118 (46.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue255.13°
Saturation (HSL)53%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 59 · B CC

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