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Recognised as Colour

#7D5499

  • #7D5499
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7D5499 is a violet with RGB values 125, 84, 153 and HSL 276°, 29%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7D5499#7D5499
HEX#7D5499
RGBrgb(125, 84, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.3294, 0.6
RGB percentages49%, 32.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(275.7, 29.1%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 45.1%, 60%)
CMYK18.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,213,657
CSS custom property--colour: #7D5499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#82AB66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45639Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A5F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Purple · ΔE 31.7Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#709954
Analogous#5A5499, #995493
Triadic#997D54, #54997D
Split complementary#929954, #54995B
Tetradic#995B54, #709954, #549299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED2E7
Lighter +30%#C6B2D4
Lighter +20%#AE91C2
Lighter +10%#9670B0
Darker −10%#624278
Darker −20%#473057
Darker −30%#2C1E36
Darker −40%#110C15
More saturated +25%#8336B7
Less saturated −25%#77727B

Channel breakdown

R125
G84
B153
Red125 (49%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue275.65°
Saturation (HSL)29.11%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 54 · B 99

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