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Recognised as Colour

#7B6D9C

  • #7B6D9C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B6D9C is a violet with RGB values 123, 109, 156 and HSL 258°, 19%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B6D9C#7B6D9C
HEX#7B6D9C
RGBrgb(123, 109, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4275, 0.6118
RGB percentages48.2%, 42.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(257.9, 19.2%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 30.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK21.2%, 30.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,088,988
CSS custom property--colour: #7B6D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#849263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62749Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#64749Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#75747Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E9C6D
Analogous#6D769C, #936D9C
Triadic#9C7B6D, #6D9C7B
Split complementary#9C936D, #769C6D
Tetradic#9C6D76, #8E9C6D, #6D9C93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E7EE
Lighter +30%#CDC8DA
Lighter +20%#B2AAC5
Lighter +10%#968BB1
Darker −10%#635680
Darker −20%#4B4261
Darker −30%#342D43
Darker −40%#1C1924
More saturated +25%#6F4EBB
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R123
G109
B156
Red123 (48.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue257.87°
Saturation (HSL)19.18%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 6D · B 9C

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