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Recognised as Colour

#7E4797

  • #7E4797
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7E4797 is a violet with RGB values 126, 71, 151 and HSL 281°, 36%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7E4797#7E4797
HEX#7E4797
RGBrgb(126, 71, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2784, 0.5922
RGB percentages49.4%, 27.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(281.3, 36%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 53%, 59.2%)
CMYK16.6%, 53%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,275,863
CSS custom property--colour: #7E4797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#81B868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#345B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#455F95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#609747
Analogous#564797, #974788
Triadic#977E47, #47977E
Split complementary#889747, #479756
Tetradic#975647, #609747, #478897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBC6E4
Lighter +30%#C5A3D4
Lighter +20%#AF80C4
Lighter +10%#995EB3
Darker −10%#613774
Darker −20%#442652
Darker −30%#27162F
Darker −40%#0A060C
More saturated +25%#882BB3
Less saturated −25%#74637B

Channel breakdown

R126
G71
B151
Red126 (49.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)36.04%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 47 · B 97

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