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Recognised as Colour

#7E5CED

  • #7E5CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E5CED is a blue with RGB values 126, 92, 237 and HSL 254°, 80%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7E5CED#7E5CED
HEX#7E5CED
RGBrgb(126, 92, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3608, 0.9294
RGB percentages49.4%, 36.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(254.1, 80.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 61.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK46.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,281,325
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#81A312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5A7E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBED5C
Analogous#5C82ED, #C75CED
Triadic#ED7E5C, #5CED7E
Split complementary#EDC75C, #83ED5C
Tetradic#ED5C83, #CBED5C, #5CEDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE6FC
Lighter +20%#C7B8F7
Lighter +10%#A28AF2
Darker −10%#5A2EE8
Darker −20%#4117CC
Darker −30%#33129E
Darker −40%#240C71
More saturated +25%#744AFF
Less saturated −25%#8A73D6

Channel breakdown

R126
G92
B237
Red126 (49.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue254.07°
Saturation (HSL)80.11%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 5C · B ED

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