Colour

#7955BB

#7955BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7955BB is a violet with RGB values 121, 85, 187 and HSL 261°, 43%, 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#7955BB

RGBrgb(121, 85, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3333, 0.7333

RGB percentages47.5%, 33.3%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(261.2, 42.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 54.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK35.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,951,803

CSS custom property--colour: #7955BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#86AA44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A69BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#3568B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6A6A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.2 Medium purple · ΔE 10.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Royal blue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97BB55

Analogous#5564BB, #AC55BB

Triadic#BB7955, #55BB79

Split complementary#BBAC55, #64BB55

Tetradic#BB5564, #97BB55, #55BBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE7F5

Lighter +30%#CFC2E7

Lighter +20%#B29ED8

Lighter +10%#9679CA

Darker −10%#613F9E

Darker −20%#4A3179

Darker −30%#342255

Darker −40%#1E1331

More saturated +25%#7037D9

Less saturated −25%#82739D

Channel breakdown

R121

G85

B187

Red121 (47.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue261.18°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 55 · B BB

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