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Recognised as Colour

#7E6DBE

  • #7E6DBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7E6DBE is a blue with RGB values 126, 109, 190 and HSL 253°, 38%, 59%. 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

#7E6DBE#7E6DBE
HEX#7E6DBE
RGBrgb(126, 109, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4275, 0.7451
RGB percentages49.4%, 42.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(252.6, 38.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 42.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK33.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,285,630
CSS custom property--colour: #7E6DBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#819241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5577BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#6F7C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBE6D
Analogous#6D84BE, #A76DBE
Triadic#BE7E6D, #6DBE7E
Split complementary#BEA76D, #84BE6D
Tetradic#BE6D85, #ADBE6D, #6DBEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFD
Lighter +30%#DCD7ED
Lighter +20%#BCB4DD
Lighter +10%#9D90CE
Darker −10%#604CAC
Darker −20%#4D3D88
Darker −30%#392D65
Darker −40%#251D42
More saturated +25%#6F53D8
Less saturated −25%#8D87A4

Channel breakdown

R126
G109
B190
Red126 (49.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue252.59°
Saturation (HSL)38.39%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 6D · B BE

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