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Recognised as Colour

#7D4A97

  • #7D4A97
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7D4A97 is a violet with RGB values 125, 74, 151 and HSL 280°, 34%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7D4A97#7D4A97
HEX#7D4A97
RGBrgb(125, 74, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.2902, 0.5922
RGB percentages49%, 29%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(279.7, 34.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 51%, 59.2%)
CMYK17.2%, 51%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,211,095
CSS custom property--colour: #7D4A97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#82B568

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#476095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 25.6Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64974A
Analogous#564A97, #974A8B
Triadic#977D4A, #4A977D
Split complementary#8B974A, #4A9756
Tetradic#97564A, #64974A, #4A8B97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBC9E4
Lighter +30%#C4A6D4
Lighter +20%#AE84C3
Lighter +10%#9762B2
Darker −10%#613975
Darker −20%#442853
Darker −30%#281830
Darker −40%#0C070E
More saturated +25%#862EB3
Less saturated −25%#74667B

Channel breakdown

R125
G74
B151
Red125 (49%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue279.74°
Saturation (HSL)34.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 4A · B 97

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