Recognised as Colour

#7A6690

#7A6690
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7A6690 is a violet with RGB values 122, 102, 144 and HSL 269°, 17%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7A6690

RGBrgb(122, 102, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4, 0.5647

RGB percentages47.8%, 40%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(268.6, 17.1%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 29.2%, 56.5%)

CMYK15.3%, 29.2%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,021,648

CSS custom property--colour: #7A6690;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#85996F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6E92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#626E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#776C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Steel blue · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C9066

Analogous#666790, #8F6690

Triadic#907A66, #66907A

Split complementary#908F66, #679066

Tetradic#906667, #7C9066, #66908F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1DCE6

Lighter +30%#C7BED1

Lighter +20%#ADA0BC

Lighter +10%#9482A7

Darker −10%#615172

Darker −20%#473C54

Darker −30%#2E2736

Darker −40%#151119

More saturated +25%#7947AF

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R122

G102

B144

Red122 (47.8%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue268.57°

Saturation (HSL)17.07%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 66 · B 90

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