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Recognised as Colour

#7B6887

  • #7B6887
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7B6887 is a violet with RGB values 123, 104, 135 and HSL 277°, 13%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7B6887#7B6887
HEX#7B6887
RGBrgb(123, 104, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4078, 0.5294
RGB percentages48.2%, 40.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(276.8, 13%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 23%, 52.9%)
CMYK8.9%, 23%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,087,687
CSS custom property--colour: #7B6887;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15861WCAG 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 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#849778

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646E88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#676F86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7A6C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Dim grey · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#748768
Analogous#6B6887, #876884
Triadic#877B68, #68877B
Split complementary#838768, #68876C
Tetradic#876C68, #748768, #688487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED9E2
Lighter +30%#C6BCCC
Lighter +20%#ADA0B5
Lighter +10%#94839F
Darker −10%#61526A
Darker −20%#473C4D
Darker −30%#2C2531
Darker −40%#120F14
More saturated +25%#824AA5
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R123
G104
B135
Red123 (48.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue276.77°
Saturation (HSL)12.97%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 68 · B 87

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