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Colour

#7E42AC

  • #7E42AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7E42AC is a violet with RGB values 126, 66, 172 and HSL 274°, 45%, 47%. 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

#7E42AC#7E42AC
HEX#7E42AC
RGBrgb(126, 66, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2588, 0.6745
RGB percentages49.4%, 25.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(274, 44.5%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 61.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK26.7%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,274,604
CSS custom property--colour: #7E42AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#81BD53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F5CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#305FAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#775771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70AC42
Analogous#4942AC, #AC42A5
Triadic#AC7E42, #42AC7E
Split complementary#A5AC42, #42AC49
Tetradic#AC4942, #70AC42, #42A5AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFCEEC
Lighter +30%#C7A9DE
Lighter +20%#AF84D0
Lighter +10%#975FC2
Darker −10%#633487
Darker −20%#482662
Darker −30%#2D183D
Darker −40%#120919
More saturated +25%#8224CA
Less saturated −25%#7A608E

Channel breakdown

R126
G66
B172
Red126 (49.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue273.96°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 42 · B AC

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