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Recognised as Colour

#7D518D

  • #7D518D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7D518D is a violet with RGB values 125, 81, 141 and HSL 284°, 27%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7D518D#7D518D
HEX#7D518D
RGBrgb(125, 81, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.3176, 0.5529
RGB percentages49%, 31.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(284, 27%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 42.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK11.3%, 42.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,212,877
CSS custom property--colour: #7D518D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#82AE72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#475F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#52638Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7D5968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Plum · ΔE 32.3Slate blue · ΔE 32.6Purple · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#618D51
Analogous#5F518D, #8D517F
Triadic#8D7D51, #518D7D
Split complementary#7F8D51, #518D5F
Tetradic#8D5F51, #618D51, #517F8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DACAE0
Lighter +30%#C4A9CE
Lighter +20%#AE89BB
Lighter +10%#9768A9
Darker −10%#603E6D
Darker −20%#442C4C
Darker −30%#27192C
Darker −40%#0A070B
More saturated +25%#8A35A9
Less saturated −25%#706D71

Channel breakdown

R125
G81
B141
Red125 (49%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 51 · B 8D

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