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Colour

#7B5DC5

  • #7B5DC5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7B5DC5 is a violet with RGB values 123, 93, 197 and HSL 257°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7B5DC5#7B5DC5
HEX#7B5DC5
RGBrgb(123, 93, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.3647, 0.7725
RGB percentages48.2%, 36.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(257.3, 47.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 52.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK37.6%, 52.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,084,933
CSS custom property--colour: #7B5DC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#84A23A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3171C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#386EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#697288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium purple · ΔE 8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7C55D
Analogous#5D73C5, #AF5DC5
Triadic#C57B5D, #5DC57B
Split complementary#C5AF5D, #73C55D
Tetradic#C55D73, #A7C55D, #5DC5AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F3FB
Lighter +30%#D7CEED
Lighter +20%#B8A8E0
Lighter +10%#9A83D2
Darker −10%#603FB0
Darker −20%#4B328A
Darker −30%#372465
Darker −40%#22173F
More saturated +25%#6F41E1
Less saturated −25%#8778AA

Channel breakdown

R123
G93
B197
Red123 (48.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue257.31°
Saturation (HSL)47.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 5D · B C5

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