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Recognised as Colour

#7E56A5

  • #7E56A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E56A5 is a violet with RGB values 126, 86, 165 and HSL 270°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7E56A5#7E56A5
HEX#7E56A5
RGBrgb(126, 86, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3373, 0.6471
RGB percentages49.4%, 33.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(270.4, 31.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 47.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK23.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,279,717
CSS custom property--colour: #7E56A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#81A95A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4167A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B68A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#786376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Orchid · ΔE 29.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DA556
Analogous#5756A5, #A556A5
Triadic#A57E56, #56A57E
Split complementary#A5A556, #56A557
Tetradic#A55656, #7DA556, #56A5A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DBEC
Lighter +30%#CAB9DB
Lighter +20%#B198C9
Lighter +10%#9776B8
Darker −10%#644583
Darker −20%#4B3362
Darker −30%#312240
Darker −40%#18101F
More saturated +25%#7E37C4
Less saturated −25%#7E7586

Channel breakdown

R126
G86
B165
Red126 (49.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue270.38°
Saturation (HSL)31.47%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 56 · B A5

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