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Recognised as Colour

#7E657E

  • #7E657E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7E657E is a magenta with RGB values 126, 101, 126 and HSL 300°, 11%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7E657E#7E657E
HEX#7E657E
RGBrgb(126, 101, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3961, 0.4941
RGB percentages49.4%, 39.6%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(300, 11%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 19.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,283,518
CSS custom property--colour: #7E657E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 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#6C6C6C
Inverted#819A81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636B7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#696E7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#80676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 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

Dim grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Dark grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#657E65
Analogous#72657E, #7E6572
Triadic#7E7E65, #657E7E
Split complementary#727E65, #657E72
Tetradic#7E7265, #657E65, #65727E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD3DC
Lighter +30%#C5B7C5
Lighter +20%#AE9BAE
Lighter +10%#987E98
Darker −10%#624E62
Darker −20%#453845
Darker −30%#292129
Darker −40%#0D0A0D
More saturated +25%#9A499A
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R126
G101
B126
Red126 (49.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)11.01%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 65 · B 7E

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