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Colour

#7E6CE2

  • #7E6CE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7E6CE2 is a blue with RGB values 126, 108, 226 and HSL 249°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7E6CE2#7E6CE2
HEX#7E6CE2
RGBrgb(126, 108, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4235, 0.8863
RGB percentages49.4%, 42.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(249.2, 67%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 52.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK44.2%, 52.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,285,410
CSS custom property--colour: #7E6CE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#81931D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3480E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#327ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5F859Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.2Medium purple · ΔE 8.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E26C
Analogous#6C95E2, #B96CE2
Triadic#E27E6C, #6CE27E
Split complementary#E2B96C, #95E26C
Tetradic#E26C95, #D0E26C, #6CE2B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEECFB
Lighter +20%#C9C1F3
Lighter +10%#A397EA
Darker −10%#5941DA
Darker −20%#3E26C2
Darker −30%#301E97
Darker −40%#23156D
More saturated +25%#6F56F8
Less saturated −25%#8D82CC

Channel breakdown

R126
G108
B226
Red126 (49.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue249.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 6C · B E2

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