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Recognised as Colour

#7E45E6

  • #7E45E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7E45E6 is a violet with RGB values 126, 69, 230 and HSL 261°, 76%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7E45E6#7E45E6
HEX#7E45E6
RGBrgb(126, 69, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2706, 0.902
RGB percentages49.4%, 27.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(261.2, 76.3%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 70%, 90.2%)
CMYK45.2%, 70%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,275,430
CSS custom property--colour: #7E45E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#81BA19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#606E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADE645
Analogous#455CE6, #CE45E6
Triadic#E67E45, #45E67E
Split complementary#E6CE45, #5DE645
Tetradic#E6455D, #ADE645, #45E6CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FE
Lighter +30%#DCCCF8
Lighter +20%#BC9FF2
Lighter +10%#9D72EC
Darker −10%#601DDB
Darker −20%#4D17AE
Darker −30%#391181
Darker −40%#250B54
More saturated +25%#772CFF
Less saturated −25%#865FCC

Channel breakdown

R126
G69
B230
Red126 (49.4%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue261.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 45 · B E6

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