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Colour

#7C59CF

  • #7C59CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7C59CF is a violet with RGB values 124, 89, 207 and HSL 258°, 55%, 58%. 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

#7C59CF#7C59CF
HEX#7C59CF
RGBrgb(124, 89, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.349, 0.8118
RGB percentages48.6%, 34.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(257.8, 55.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 57%, 81.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,149,455
CSS custom property--colour: #7C59CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#83A630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1670D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#246DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#66728Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 5.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.5Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACCF59
Analogous#5971CF, #B759CF
Triadic#CF7C59, #59CF7C
Split complementary#CFB759, #71CF59
Tetradic#CF5971, #ACCF59, #59CFB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F7FD
Lighter +30%#DAD0F1
Lighter +20%#BAA8E6
Lighter +10%#9B81DA
Darker −10%#5F37BE
Darker −20%#4B2C96
Darker −30%#37206F
Darker −40%#241547
More saturated +25%#713EEA
Less saturated −25%#8774B4

Channel breakdown

R124
G89
B207
Red124 (48.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue257.8°
Saturation (HSL)55.14%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 59 · B CF

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