Colour

#7B6496

#7B6496
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7B6496 is a violet with RGB values 123, 100, 150 and HSL 268°, 20%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7B6496

RGBrgb(123, 100, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.3922, 0.5882

RGB percentages48.2%, 39.2%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(267.6, 20%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 33.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK18%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,086,678

CSS custom property--colour: #7B6496;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#849B69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#776B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.8 Slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Plum · ΔE 30 Dim grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F9664

Analogous#646696, #946496

Triadic#967B64, #64967B

Split complementary#969464, #669664

Tetradic#966466, #7F9664, #649694

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3DDE9

Lighter +30%#C9BFD4

Lighter +20%#AFA0C0

Lighter +10%#9582AB

Darker −10%#625077

Darker −20%#493B59

Darker −30%#30273A

Darker −40%#17121C

More saturated +25%#7945B5

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R123

G100

B150

Red123 (48.2%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue267.6°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 64 · B 96

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