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Recognised as Colour

#7E37C4

  • #7E37C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E37C4 is a violet with RGB values 126, 55, 196 and HSL 270°, 56%, 49%. 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

#7E37C4#7E37C4
HEX#7E37C4
RGBrgb(126, 55, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2157, 0.7686
RGB percentages49.4%, 21.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(270.2, 56.2%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 71.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK35.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,271,812
CSS custom property--colour: #7E37C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#81C83B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6F597Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DC437
Analogous#3737C4, #C437C4
Triadic#C47E37, #37C47E
Split complementary#C4C437, #37C437
Tetradic#C43737, #7DC437, #37C4C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D4F3
Lighter +30%#CAACE8
Lighter +20%#B184DD
Lighter +10%#975DD1
Darker −10%#642C9C
Darker −20%#4B2174
Darker −30%#31154D
Darker −40%#180A25
More saturated +25%#7E18E3
Less saturated −25%#7E56A5

Channel breakdown

R126
G55
B196
Red126 (49.4%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue270.21°
Saturation (HSL)56.18%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 37 · B C4

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