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Recognised as Colour

#7D5E88

  • #7D5E88
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7D5E88 is a violet with RGB values 125, 94, 136 and HSL 284°, 18%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7D5E88#7D5E88
HEX#7D5E88
RGBrgb(125, 94, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.3686, 0.5333
RGB percentages49%, 36.9%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(284.3, 18.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 30.9%, 53.3%)
CMYK8.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,216,200
CSS custom property--colour: #7D5E88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#82A177

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58678Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6A87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7D636Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 25.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69885E
Analogous#685E88, #885E7E
Triadic#887D5E, #5E887D
Split complementary#7E885E, #5E8868
Tetradic#88685E, #69885E, #5E7E88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD2E0
Lighter +30%#C5B4CB
Lighter +20%#AE96B6
Lighter +10%#9678A1
Darker −10%#61496A
Darker −20%#46344C
Darker −30%#2A1F2E
Darker −40%#0E0B0F
More saturated +25%#8B41A5
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R125
G94
B136
Red125 (49%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue284.29°
Saturation (HSL)18.26%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 5E · B 88

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