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Recognised as Colour

#7C5990

  • #7C5990
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7C5990 is a violet with RGB values 124, 89, 144 and HSL 278°, 24%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7C5990#7C5990
HEX#7C5990
RGBrgb(124, 89, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.349, 0.5647
RGB percentages48.6%, 34.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(278.2, 23.6%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 38.2%, 56.5%)
CMYK13.9%, 38.2%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,149,392
CSS custom property--colour: #7C5990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#83A66F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6592no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#57678Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7A616Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4Plum · ΔE 31Steel blue · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D9059
Analogous#615990, #905988
Triadic#907C59, #59907C
Split complementary#899059, #599060
Tetradic#906159, #6D9059, #598890

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD2E3
Lighter +30%#C5B2D0
Lighter +20%#AD93BC
Lighter +10%#9573A9
Darker −10%#614670
Darker −20%#463251
Darker −30%#2B1F31
Darker −40%#0F0B12
More saturated +25%#843CAD
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R124
G89
B144
Red124 (48.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)23.61%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 59 · B 90

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