Colour

#7E609D

#7E609D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E609D is a violet with RGB values 126, 96, 157 and HSL 270°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7E609D

RGBrgb(126, 96, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3765, 0.6157

RGB percentages49.4%, 37.6%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(269.5, 24.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 38.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK19.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,282,269

CSS custom property--colour: #7E609D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#819F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#596D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#796977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1 Plum · ΔE 29.3 Steel blue · ΔE 29.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7F9D60

Analogous#60619D, #9D609D

Triadic#9D7E60, #609D7E

Split complementary#9D9D60, #609D60

Tetradic#9D6061, #7F9D60, #609D9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4DEEB

Lighter +30%#CBBED8

Lighter +20%#B19FC4

Lighter +10%#987FB1

Darker −10%#654D7D

Darker −20%#4B395E

Darker −30%#32263E

Darker −40%#18131E

More saturated +25%#7D40BD

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R126

G96

B157

Red126 (49.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue269.51°

Saturation (HSL)24.11%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 60 · B 9D

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