Colour

#7E40CE

#7E40CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7E40CE is a violet with RGB values 126, 64, 206 and HSL 266°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7E40CE

RGBrgb(126, 64, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.251, 0.8078

RGB percentages49.4%, 25.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(266.2, 59.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 68.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK38.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,274,126

CSS custom property--colour: #7E40CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#81BF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6B6282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 18.9 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#90CE40

Analogous#4049CE, #C540CE

Triadic#CE7E40, #40CE7E

Split complementary#CEC540, #49CE40

Tetradic#CE4049, #90CE40, #40CEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECE2F8

Lighter +30%#D0BAED

Lighter +20%#B591E3

Lighter +10%#9969D8

Darker −10%#652DAE

Darker −20%#4E2286

Darker −30%#36185D

Darker −40%#1F0D35

More saturated +25%#7A22EC

Less saturated −25%#825EB0

Channel breakdown

R126

G64

B206

Red126 (49.4%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue266.2°

Saturation (HSL)59.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 40 · B CE

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