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Recognised as Colour

#7E6DBC

  • #7E6DBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7E6DBC is a blue with RGB values 126, 109, 188 and HSL 253°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7E6DBC#7E6DBC
HEX#7E6DBC
RGBrgb(126, 109, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4275, 0.7373
RGB percentages49.4%, 42.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(252.9, 37.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 42%, 73.7%)
CMYK33%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,285,628
CSS custom property--colour: #7E6DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#819243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5677BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F7C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBC6D
Analogous#6D83BC, #A66DBC
Triadic#BC7E6D, #6DBC7E
Split complementary#BCA66D, #83BC6D
Tetradic#BC6D83, #ABBC6D, #6DBCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FC
Lighter +30%#DBD6EC
Lighter +20%#BCB3DC
Lighter +10%#9D90CC
Darker −10%#614DA9
Darker −20%#4D3D86
Darker −30%#392D63
Darker −40%#251D40
More saturated +25%#6F52D7
Less saturated −25%#8D88A1

Channel breakdown

R126
G109
B188
Red126 (49.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue252.91°
Saturation (HSL)37.09%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 6D · B BC

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