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Colour

#7E4597

  • #7E4597
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7E4597 is a violet with RGB values 126, 69, 151 and HSL 282°, 37%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7E4597#7E4597
HEX#7E4597
RGBrgb(126, 69, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2706, 0.5922
RGB percentages49.4%, 27.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(281.7, 37.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 54.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK16.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,275,351
CSS custom property--colour: #7E4597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#81BA68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315A9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#445E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E9745
Analogous#554597, #974587
Triadic#977E45, #45977E
Split complementary#879745, #459755
Tetradic#975545, #5E9745, #458797

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC4E4
Lighter +30%#C4A1D4
Lighter +20%#AF7EC4
Lighter +10%#995BB4
Darker −10%#613574
Darker −20%#442551
Darker −30%#26152E
Darker −40%#09050B
More saturated +25%#892AB3
Less saturated −25%#73617C

Channel breakdown

R126
G69
B151
Red126 (49.4%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue281.71°
Saturation (HSL)37.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 45 · B 97

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