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Recognised as Colour

#7E3EB5

  • #7E3EB5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7E3EB5 is a violet with RGB values 126, 62, 181 and HSL 272°, 49%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7E3EB5#7E3EB5
HEX#7E3EB5
RGBrgb(126, 62, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2431, 0.7098
RGB percentages49.4%, 24.3%, 71%
HSLhsl(272.3, 49%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 65.7%, 71%)
CMYK30.4%, 65.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,273,589
CSS custom property--colour: #7E3EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#81C14A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E5EB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#745874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Indigo · ΔE 19.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75B53E
Analogous#423EB5, #B53EB1
Triadic#B57E3E, #3EB57E
Split complementary#B1B53E, #3EB542
Tetradic#B5433E, #75B53E, #3EB1B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D0EF
Lighter +30%#C8AAE2
Lighter +20%#B084D5
Lighter +10%#975EC8
Darker −10%#64318F
Darker −20%#492469
Darker −30%#2F1743
Darker −40%#140A1D
More saturated +25%#8020D3
Less saturated −25%#7C5C97

Channel breakdown

R126
G62
B181
Red126 (49.4%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue272.27°
Saturation (HSL)48.97%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 3E · B B5

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