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Recognised as Colour

#7E26F2

  • #7E26F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7E26F2 is a violet with RGB values 126, 38, 242 and HSL 266°, 89%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7E26F2#7E26F2
HEX#7E26F2
RGBrgb(126, 38, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.149, 0.949
RGB percentages49.4%, 14.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(265.9, 88.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 84.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK47.9%, 84.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,267,506
CSS custom property--colour: #7E26F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#81D90D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A6691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.8Dark violet · ΔE 14.9Medium blue · ΔE 19Blue · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2Dark blue · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AF226
Analogous#2634F2, #E426F2
Triadic#F27E26, #26F27E
Split complementary#F2E426, #34F226
Tetradic#F22634, #9AF226, #26F2E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E6FE
Lighter +30%#D4B6FB
Lighter +20%#B786F8
Lighter +10%#9B56F5
Darker −10%#650DD8
Darker −20%#4E0AA8
Darker −30%#380778
Darker −40%#210448
More saturated +25%#7C19FF
Less saturated −25%#8243D5

Channel breakdown

R126
G38
B242
Red126 (49.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue265.88°
Saturation (HSL)88.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 26 · B F2

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