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Colour

#7E40B5

  • #7E40B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7E40B5 is a violet with RGB values 126, 64, 181 and HSL 272°, 48%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7E40B5#7E40B5
HEX#7E40B5
RGBrgb(126, 64, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.251, 0.7098
RGB percentages49.4%, 25.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(271.8, 47.8%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 64.6%, 71%)
CMYK30.4%, 64.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,274,101
CSS custom property--colour: #7E40B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#81BF4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#215FB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#745975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77B540
Analogous#4440B5, #B540B1
Triadic#B57E40, #40B57E
Split complementary#B2B540, #40B543
Tetradic#B54340, #77B540, #40B1B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D2EF
Lighter +30%#C9ACE2
Lighter +20%#B087D4
Lighter +10%#9761C7
Darker −10%#64338F
Darker −20%#4A256A
Darker −30%#2F1844
Darker −40%#150B1E
More saturated +25%#8021D4
Less saturated −25%#7C5F96

Channel breakdown

R126
G64
B181
Red126 (49.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue271.79°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 40 · B B5

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