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Recognised as Colour

#7E5DFF

  • #7E5DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E5DFF is a blue with RGB values 126, 93, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7E5DFF#7E5DFF
HEX#7E5DFF
RGBrgb(126, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages49.4%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(252.2, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK50.6%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,281,599
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#81A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4D85A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Dark violet · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFF5D
Analogous#5D8DFF, #CF5DFF
Triadic#FF7E5D, #5DFF7E
Split complementary#FFCF5D, #8DFF5D
Tetradic#FF5D8D, #DEFF5D, #5DFFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F6FF
Lighter +20%#CFC3FF
Lighter +10%#A790FF
Darker −10%#552AFF
Darker −20%#3200F6
Darker −30%#2800C3
Darker −40%#1D0090
More saturated +25%#7E5DFF
Less saturated −25%#8A71EB

Channel breakdown

R126
G93
B255
Red126 (49.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 5D · B FF

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