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Recognised as Colour

#7E508F

  • #7E508F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E508F is a violet with RGB values 126, 80, 143 and HSL 284°, 28%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7E508F#7E508F
HEX#7E508F
RGBrgb(126, 80, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3137, 0.5608
RGB percentages49.4%, 31.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(283.8, 28.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 44.1%, 56.1%)
CMYK11.9%, 44.1%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,278,159
CSS custom property--colour: #7E508F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#81AF70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455F91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#51638Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7D5969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.2Purple · ΔE 31.8Plum · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#618F50
Analogous#5F508F, #8F5080
Triadic#8F7E50, #508F7E
Split complementary#818F50, #508F5E
Tetradic#8F5E50, #618F50, #50808F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBCAE1
Lighter +30%#C5A9CF
Lighter +20%#AF88BD
Lighter +10%#9868AA
Darker −10%#613E6E
Darker −20%#442B4E
Darker −30%#28192D
Darker −40%#0B070C
More saturated +25%#8B34AB
Less saturated −25%#716C73

Channel breakdown

R126
G80
B143
Red126 (49.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue283.81°
Saturation (HSL)28.25%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 50 · B 8F

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