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Recognised as Colour

#7E5EFD

  • #7E5EFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E5EFD is a blue with RGB values 126, 94, 253 and HSL 252°, 98%, 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

#7E5EFD#7E5EFD
HEX#7E5EFD
RGBrgb(126, 94, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3686, 0.9922
RGB percentages49.4%, 36.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(252.1, 97.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 62.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK50.2%, 62.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,281,853
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19533WCAG 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 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#81A102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4F85A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFD5E
Analogous#5E8DFD, #CE5EFD
Triadic#FD7E5E, #5EFD7E
Split complementary#FDCE5E, #8DFD5E
Tetradic#FD5E8D, #DDFD5E, #5EFDCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5FF
Lighter +20%#CFC3FE
Lighter +10%#A690FE
Darker −10%#562CFC
Darker −20%#3303F2
Darker −30%#2802C0
Darker −40%#1E028D
More saturated +25%#7D5CFF
Less saturated −25%#8A72E9

Channel breakdown

R126
G94
B253
Red126 (49.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue252.08°
Saturation (HSL)97.55%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 5E · B FD

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