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Recognised as Colour

#7965A6

  • #7965A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7965A6 is a violet with RGB values 121, 101, 166 and HSL 258°, 27%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7965A6#7965A6
HEX#7965A6
RGBrgb(121, 101, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3961, 0.651
RGB percentages47.5%, 39.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(258.5, 26.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 39.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK27.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,955,878
CSS custom property--colour: #7965A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#869A59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5470A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#576FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#70707Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 29.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92A665
Analogous#6572A6, #9A65A6
Triadic#A67965, #65A679
Split complementary#A69A65, #72A665
Tetradic#A66572, #92A665, #65A69A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E6F1
Lighter +30%#CDC6DE
Lighter +20%#B1A6CB
Lighter +10%#9585B9
Darker −10%#614F89
Darker −20%#4A3C69
Darker −30%#332A48
Darker −40%#1C1728
More saturated +25%#6D47C4
Less saturated −25%#858388

Channel breakdown

R121
G101
B166
Red121 (47.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue258.46°
Saturation (HSL)26.75%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 65 · B A6

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