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Recognised as Colour

#7D5797

  • #7D5797
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7D5797 is a violet with RGB values 125, 87, 151 and HSL 276°, 27%, 47%. 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

#7D5797#7D5797
HEX#7D5797
RGBrgb(125, 87, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.3412, 0.5922
RGB percentages49%, 34.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(275.6, 26.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 42.4%, 59.2%)
CMYK17.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,214,423
CSS custom property--colour: #7D5797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#82A868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6599no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#536795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A6170no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Plum · ΔE 31.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#719757
Analogous#5D5797, #975791
Triadic#977D57, #57977D
Split complementary#919757, #57975D
Tetradic#975D57, #719757, #579197

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD4E6
Lighter +30%#C6B3D3
Lighter +20%#AE93C1
Lighter +10%#9673AE
Darker −10%#624477
Darker −20%#473256
Darker −30%#2D1F36
Darker −40%#120C16
More saturated +25%#8339B5
Less saturated −25%#777579

Channel breakdown

R125
G87
B151
Red125 (49%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue275.63°
Saturation (HSL)26.89%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 57 · B 97

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