Colour

#7E4D7E

#7E4D7E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E4D7E is a magenta with RGB values 126, 77, 126 and HSL 300°, 24%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7E4D7E#7E4D7E

HEX#7E4D7E

RGBrgb(126, 77, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.302, 0.4941

RGB percentages49.4%, 30.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(300, 24.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 38.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.9%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,277,374

CSS custom property--colour: #7E4D7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#81B281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#56607Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#815260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.9 Plum · ΔE 33.7 Slate grey · ΔE 34.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4D7E4D

Analogous#664D7E, #7E4D66

Triadic#7E7E4D, #4D7E7E

Split complementary#667E4D, #4D7E66

Tetradic#7E664D, #4D7E4D, #4D667E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8BFD8

Lighter +30%#C59FC5

Lighter +20%#B180B1

Lighter +10%#9E609E

Darker −10%#5E3A5E

Darker −20%#3F263F

Darker −30%#1F131F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#973497

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R126

G77

B126

Red126 (49.4%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 4D · B 7E

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Colour values

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