Colour

#7E6983

#7E6983
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7E6983 is a violet with RGB values 126, 105, 131 and HSL 288°, 11%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E6983

RGBrgb(126, 105, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4118, 0.5137

RGB percentages49.4%, 41.2%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(288.5, 11%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 19.8%, 51.4%)

CMYK3.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,284,547

CSS custom property--colour: #7E6983;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#81967C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666F84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7182no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7F6C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E8369

Analogous#716983, #83697B

Triadic#837E69, #69837E

Split complementary#7B8369, #698371

Tetradic#837169, #6E8369, #697B83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DED8E0

Lighter +30%#C7BCC9

Lighter +20%#AFA0B2

Lighter +10%#97839C

Darker −10%#635267

Darker −20%#483C4A

Darker −30%#2C252E

Darker −40%#110E12

More saturated +25%#904CA1

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R126

G105

B131

Red126 (49.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue288.46°

Saturation (HSL)11.02%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 69 · B 83

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