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Recognised as Colour

#7D709B

  • #7D709B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7D709B is a violet with RGB values 125, 112, 155 and HSL 258°, 18%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7D709B#7D709B
HEX#7D709B
RGBrgb(125, 112, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4392, 0.6078
RGB percentages49%, 43.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(258.1, 17.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 27.7%, 60.8%)
CMYK19.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,220,827
CSS custom property--colour: #7D709B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#828F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67779Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#69769Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#78777Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Gray · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E9B70
Analogous#70799B, #92709B
Triadic#9B7D70, #709B7D
Split complementary#9B9270, #799B70
Tetradic#9B7079, #8E9B70, #709B92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE8EF
Lighter +30%#CFCADA
Lighter +20%#B4ACC5
Lighter +10%#988EB0
Darker −10%#64597F
Darker −20%#4D4461
Darker −30%#352F43
Darker −40%#1D1A25
More saturated +25%#7152B9
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R125
G112
B155
Red125 (49%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue258.14°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 70 · B 9B

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