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Recognised as Colour

#7C6ED9

  • #7C6ED9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7C6ED9 is a blue with RGB values 124, 110, 217 and HSL 248°, 58%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7C6ED9#7C6ED9
HEX#7C6ED9
RGBrgb(124, 110, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4314, 0.851
RGB percentages48.6%, 43.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(247.9, 58.5%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 49.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK42.9%, 49.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,154,841
CSS custom property--colour: #7C6ED9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#839126

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4180DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7AD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#608499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.6Slate blue · ΔE 9.4Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD96E
Analogous#6E95D9, #B16ED9
Triadic#D97C6E, #6ED97C
Split complementary#D9B26E, #95D96E
Tetradic#D96E96, #CBD96E, #6ED9B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE7F9
Lighter +20%#C5BFEE
Lighter +10%#A196E4
Darker −10%#5746CE
Darker −20%#402FB2
Darker −30%#31248A
Darker −40%#231A61
More saturated +25%#6B57F0
Less saturated −25%#8D85C2

Channel breakdown

R124
G110
B217
Red124 (48.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue247.85°
Saturation (HSL)58.47%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 6E · B D9

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