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Colour

#7D55A5

  • #7D55A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7D55A5 is a violet with RGB values 125, 85, 165 and HSL 270°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7D55A5#7D55A5
HEX#7D55A5
RGBrgb(125, 85, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.3333, 0.6471
RGB percentages49%, 33.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(270, 32%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 48.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK24.2%, 48.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,213,925
CSS custom property--colour: #7D55A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#82AA5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F66A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A67A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#776375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DA555
Analogous#5555A5, #A555A5
Triadic#A57D55, #55A57D
Split complementary#A5A555, #55A555
Tetradic#A55555, #7DA555, #55A5A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DAEC
Lighter +30%#CAB8DB
Lighter +20%#B097C9
Lighter +10%#9775B8
Darker −10%#644483
Darker −20%#4A3262
Darker −30%#312140
Darker −40%#17101E
More saturated +25%#7D36C4
Less saturated −25%#7D7486

Channel breakdown

R125
G85
B165
Red125 (49%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 55 · B A5

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