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Recognised as Colour

#7E51E0

  • #7E51E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E51E0 is a violet with RGB values 126, 81, 224 and HSL 259°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7E51E0#7E51E0
HEX#7E51E0
RGBrgb(126, 81, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3176, 0.8784
RGB percentages49.4%, 31.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(258.9, 69.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 63.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK43.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,278,496
CSS custom property--colour: #7E51E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#81AE1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#627391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3E051
Analogous#516BE0, #C651E0
Triadic#E07E51, #51E07E
Split complementary#E0C551, #6CE051
Tetradic#E0516B, #B3E051, #51E0C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DED3F7
Lighter +20%#BEA8EF
Lighter +10%#9E7CE8
Darker −10%#5E26D8
Darker −20%#4B1FAC
Darker −30%#381781
Darker −40%#250F56
More saturated +25%#7537FA
Less saturated −25%#876BC6

Channel breakdown

R126
G81
B224
Red126 (49.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue258.88°
Saturation (HSL)69.76%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 51 · B E0

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