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Recognised as Colour

#7E5293

  • #7E5293
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E5293 is a violet with RGB values 126, 82, 147 and HSL 281°, 28%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7E5293#7E5293
HEX#7E5293
RGBrgb(126, 82, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3216, 0.5765
RGB percentages49.4%, 32.2%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(280.6, 28.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 44.2%, 57.6%)
CMYK14.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,278,675
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5293;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#81AD6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466195no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#516591no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Purple · ΔE 31.9Plum · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#679352
Analogous#5E5293, #935287
Triadic#937E52, #52937E
Split complementary#879352, #52935E
Tetradic#935E52, #679352, #528793

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCCEE3
Lighter +30%#C5ADD1
Lighter +20%#AE8CBF
Lighter +10%#986BAD
Darker −10%#624072
Darker −20%#462D52
Darker −30%#2A1B31
Darker −40%#0E0910
More saturated +25%#8835B0
Less saturated −25%#746F76

Channel breakdown

R126
G82
B147
Red126 (49.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue280.62°
Saturation (HSL)28.38%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 52 · B 93

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