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Recognised as Colour

#7E4AE9

  • #7E4AE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7E4AE9 is a violet with RGB values 126, 74, 233 and HSL 260°, 78%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7E4AE9#7E4AE9
HEX#7E4AE9
RGBrgb(126, 74, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2902, 0.9137
RGB percentages49.4%, 29%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(259.6, 78.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 68.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK45.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,276,713
CSS custom property--colour: #7E4AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#81B516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5E7294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5E94A
Analogous#4A66E9, #CD4AE9
Triadic#E97E4A, #4AE97E
Split complementary#E9CD4A, #66E94A
Tetradic#E94A66, #B5E94A, #4AE9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFD2FA
Lighter +20%#BFA5F4
Lighter +10%#9E77EF
Darker −10%#5E1DE3
Darker −20%#4B16B7
Darker −30%#381189
Darker −40%#260B5C
More saturated +25%#7634FF
Less saturated −25%#8763D0

Channel breakdown

R126
G74
B233
Red126 (49.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue259.62°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 4A · B E9

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