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Recognised as Colour

#7E36C8

  • #7E36C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E36C8 is a violet with RGB values 126, 54, 200 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

#7E36C8#7E36C8
HEX#7E36C8
RGBrgb(126, 54, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2118, 0.7843
RGB percentages49.4%, 21.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(269.6, 57.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 73%, 78.4%)
CMYK37%, 73%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,271,560
CSS custom property--colour: #7E36C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#81C937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80C836
Analogous#3637C8, #C736C8
Triadic#C87E36, #36C87E
Split complementary#C8C736, #37C836
Tetradic#C83637, #80C836, #36C8C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D6F4
Lighter +30%#CBAEE9
Lighter +20%#B186DE
Lighter +10%#985ED3
Darker −10%#652BA0
Darker −20%#4B2078
Darker −30%#321550
Darker −40%#190B27
More saturated +25%#7E16E8
Less saturated −25%#7E56A8

Channel breakdown

R126
G54
B200
Red126 (49.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue269.59°
Saturation (HSL)57.48%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 36 · B C8

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