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Colour

#7E46BB

  • #7E46BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7E46BB is a violet with RGB values 126, 70, 187 and HSL 269°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7E46BB#7E46BB
HEX#7E46BB
RGBrgb(126, 70, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2745, 0.7333
RGB percentages49.4%, 27.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(268.7, 46.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 62.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK32.6%, 62.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,275,643
CSS custom property--colour: #7E46BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#81B944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2262B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#725F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 12.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83BB46
Analogous#4649BB, #B946BB
Triadic#BB7E46, #46BB7E
Split complementary#BBB946, #48BB46
Tetradic#BB4649, #83BB46, #46BBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DBF2
Lighter +30%#CCB6E4
Lighter +20%#B291D6
Lighter +10%#986BC9
Darker −10%#653797
Darker −20%#4C2A71
Darker −30%#331C4C
Darker −40%#1A0E27
More saturated +25%#7D26DB
Less saturated −25%#7F669B

Channel breakdown

R126
G70
B187
Red126 (49.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue268.72°
Saturation (HSL)46.25%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 46 · B BB

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