Colour

#7E50FF

#7E50FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7E50FF is a violet with RGB values 126, 80, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7E50FF#7E50FF

HEX#7E50FF

RGBrgb(126, 80, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3137, 1

RGB percentages49.4%, 31.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(255.8, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK50.6%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,278,271

CSS custom property--colour: #7E50FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#81AF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4E7DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Dark violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24 Medium blue · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1FF50

Analogous#5079FF, #D650FF

Triadic#FF7E50, #50FF7E

Split complementary#FFD650, #79FF50

Tetradic#FF5079, #D1FF50, #50FFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE9FF

Lighter +20%#C9B6FF

Lighter +10%#A483FF

Darker −10%#581DFF

Darker −20%#3D00E9

Darker −30%#3000B6

Darker −40%#220083

More saturated +25%#7E50FF

Less saturated −25%#8866E9

Channel breakdown

R126

G80

B255

Red126 (49.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue255.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 50 · B FF

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Colour values

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