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Colour

#7E3DC3

  • #7E3DC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E3DC3 is a violet with RGB values 126, 61, 195 and HSL 269°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7E3DC3#7E3DC3
HEX#7E3DC3
RGBrgb(126, 61, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2392, 0.7647
RGB percentages49.4%, 23.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(269.1, 52.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 68.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK35.4%, 68.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,273,347
CSS custom property--colour: #7E3DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#81C23C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#705C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Indigo · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82C33D
Analogous#3D3FC3, #C13DC3
Triadic#C37E3D, #3DC37E
Split complementary#C3C13D, #3FC33D
Tetradic#C33D3F, #82C33D, #3DC3C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D9F3
Lighter +30%#CCB2E7
Lighter +20%#B28BDB
Lighter +10%#9864CF
Darker −10%#65309D
Darker −20%#4C2476
Darker −30%#33184F
Darker −40%#1A0C28
More saturated +25%#7D1DE3
Less saturated −25%#7F5DA3

Channel breakdown

R126
G61
B195
Red126 (49.4%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue269.1°
Saturation (HSL)52.76%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 3D · B C3

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