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Recognised as Colour

#7E229B

  • #7E229B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#7E229B is a violet with RGB values 126, 34, 155 and HSL 286°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#7E229B#7E229B
HEX#7E229B
RGBrgb(126, 34, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1333, 0.6078
RGB percentages49.4%, 13.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(285.6, 64%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 78.1%, 60.8%)
CMYK18.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,266,395
CSS custom property--colour: #7E229B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#81DD64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#225298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7C3D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.5Purple · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.9Indigo · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F9B22
Analogous#42229B, #9B227B
Triadic#9B7E22, #229B7E
Split complementary#7B9B22, #229B42
Tetradic#9B4222, #3F9B22, #227B9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D89FEA
Lighter +30%#C775E1
Lighter +20%#B64BD8
Lighter +10%#A02BC5
Darker −10%#5C1971
Darker −20%#3A1047
Darker −30%#18061E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A0AB3
Less saturated −25%#723A83

Channel breakdown

R126
G34
B155
Red126 (49.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue285.62°
Saturation (HSL)64.02%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 22 · B 9B

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