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Recognised as Colour

#7E36C7

  • #7E36C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E36C7 is a violet with RGB values 126, 54, 199 and HSL 270°, 57%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7E36C7#7E36C7
HEX#7E36C7
RGBrgb(126, 54, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2118, 0.7804
RGB percentages49.4%, 21.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(269.8, 57.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 72.9%, 78%)
CMYK36.7%, 72.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,271,559
CSS custom property--colour: #7E36C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#81C938

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FC736
Analogous#3637C7, #C636C7
Triadic#C77E36, #36C77E
Split complementary#C7C736, #36C736
Tetradic#C73637, #7FC736, #36C7C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D5F4
Lighter +30%#CBADE9
Lighter +20%#B185DE
Lighter +10%#985DD3
Darker −10%#652B9F
Darker −20%#4B2077
Darker −30%#32154F
Darker −40%#180A27
More saturated +25%#7E16E7
Less saturated −25%#7E56A7

Channel breakdown

R126
G54
B199
Red126 (49.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue269.79°
Saturation (HSL)57.31%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 36 · B C7

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