Colour

#7B4587

#7B4587
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7B4587 is a violet with RGB values 123, 69, 135 and HSL 289°, 32%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7B4587

RGBrgb(123, 69, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2706, 0.5294

RGB percentages48.2%, 27.1%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(289.1, 32.4%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 48.9%, 52.9%)

CMYK8.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,078,727

CSS custom property--colour: #7B4587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#84BA78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B5689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7C4E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22 Purple · ΔE 27.4 Medium purple · ΔE 28.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 30.8 Slate blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#518745

Analogous#5A4587, #874572

Triadic#877B45, #45877B

Split complementary#728745, #45875A

Tetradic#875A45, #518745, #457287

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7BCDD

Lighter +30%#C29ACB

Lighter +20%#AE78BA

Lighter +10%#9A56A9

Darker −10%#5C3465

Darker −20%#3E2344

Darker −30%#1F1122

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B2CA1

Less saturated −25%#6B5F6E

Channel breakdown

R123

G69

B135

Red123 (48.2%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)32.35%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 45 · B 87

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