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Recognised as Colour

#7C718C

  • #7C718C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7C718C is a violet with RGB values 124, 113, 140 and HSL 264°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7C718C#7C718C
HEX#7C718C
RGBrgb(124, 113, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4431, 0.549
RGB percentages48.6%, 44.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(264.4, 10.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 19.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK11.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,155,532
CSS custom property--colour: #7C718C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#838E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C758Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E768Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9Gray · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#818C71
Analogous#71748C, #8A718C
Triadic#8C7C71, #718C7C
Split complementary#8C8A71, #738C71
Tetradic#8C7174, #818C71, #718C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E2E7
Lighter +30%#CAC5D1
Lighter +20%#B0A9BA
Lighter +10%#968DA3
Darker −10%#635A70
Darker −20%#4A4354
Darker −30%#312D37
Darker −40%#18161B
More saturated +25%#7651AC
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R124
G113
B140
Red124 (48.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue264.44°
Saturation (HSL)10.67%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 71 · B 8C

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