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Colour

#7956A4

  • #7956A4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7956A4 is a violet with RGB values 121, 86, 164 and HSL 267°, 31%, 49%. 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

#7956A4#7956A4
HEX#7956A4
RGBrgb(121, 86, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3373, 0.6431
RGB percentages47.5%, 33.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(266.9, 31.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 47.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK26.2%, 47.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,952,036
CSS custom property--colour: #7956A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#86A95B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4066A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4866A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#716475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Midnight blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81A456
Analogous#565AA4, #A056A4
Triadic#A47956, #56A479
Split complementary#A4A056, #5AA456
Tetradic#A4565A, #81A456, #56A4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DAEC
Lighter +30%#C8B9DA
Lighter +20%#AD97C9
Lighter +10%#9376B7
Darker −10%#604483
Darker −20%#483361
Darker −30%#2F2140
Darker −40%#16101E
More saturated +25%#7637C3
Less saturated −25%#7C7585

Channel breakdown

R121
G86
B164
Red121 (47.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue266.92°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 56 · B A4

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