Colour

#7955B9

#7955B9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7955B9 is a violet with RGB values 121, 85, 185 and HSL 262°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7955B9

RGBrgb(121, 85, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3333, 0.7255

RGB percentages47.5%, 33.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(261.6, 41.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 54.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK34.6%, 54.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,951,801

CSS custom property--colour: #7955B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#86AA46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C69BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#3768B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6B697Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.1 Medium purple · ΔE 10.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8 Royal blue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#95B955

Analogous#5563B9, #AB55B9

Triadic#B97955, #55B979

Split complementary#B9AB55, #63B955

Tetradic#B95563, #95B955, #55B9AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBE5F5

Lighter +30%#CEC1E6

Lighter +20%#B29DD7

Lighter +10%#9579C8

Darker −10%#61409B

Darker −20%#4A3177

Darker −30%#342253

Darker −40%#1D132F

More saturated +25%#7137D7

Less saturated −25%#81739B

Channel breakdown

R121

G85

B185

Red121 (47.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue261.6°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 55 · B B9

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