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Recognised as Colour

#7E5189

  • #7E5189
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E5189 is a violet with RGB values 126, 81, 137 and HSL 288°, 26%, 43%. 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

#7E5189#7E5189
HEX#7E5189
RGBrgb(126, 81, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3176, 0.5373
RGB percentages49.4%, 31.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(288.2, 25.7%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 40.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK8%, 40.9%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,278,409
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5189;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#81AE76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#495F8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#556387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7F5866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Plum · ΔE 32.2Purple · ΔE 34.6Pale violetred · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C8951
Analogous#625189, #895178
Triadic#897E51, #51897E
Split complementary#788951, #518962
Tetradic#896251, #5C8951, #517889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC8DE
Lighter +30%#C4A8CB
Lighter +20%#AF88B8
Lighter +10%#9968A5
Darker −10%#613E69
Darker −20%#432B49
Darker −30%#261829
Darker −40%#080509
More saturated +25%#8F36A4
Less saturated −25%#6D6C6E

Channel breakdown

R126
G81
B137
Red126 (49.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue288.21°
Saturation (HSL)25.69%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 51 · B 89

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