Recognised as Colour

#7E6985

#7E6985
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7E6985 is a violet with RGB values 126, 105, 133 and HSL 285°, 12%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E6985

RGBrgb(126, 105, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4118, 0.5216

RGB percentages49.4%, 41.2%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(285, 11.8%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 21.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK5.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,284,549

CSS custom property--colour: #7E6985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#81967A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666F86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7184no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7E6C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#708569

Analogous#706985, #85697E

Triadic#857E69, #69857E

Split complementary#7E8569, #698570

Tetradic#857069, #708569, #697E85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFD9E1

Lighter +30%#C7BCCB

Lighter +20%#AFA0B4

Lighter +10%#97849E

Darker −10%#635269

Darker −20%#483C4C

Darker −30%#2D252F

Darker −40%#120F13

More saturated +25%#8D4BA3

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R126

G105

B133

Red126 (49.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)11.76%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 69 · B 85

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