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Recognised as Colour

#7E6DE7

  • #7E6DE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E6DE7 is a blue with RGB values 126, 109, 231 and HSL 248°, 72%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7E6DE7#7E6DE7
HEX#7E6DE7
RGBrgb(126, 109, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4275, 0.9059
RGB percentages49.4%, 42.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(248.4, 71.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 52.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK45.5%, 52.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,285,671
CSS custom property--colour: #7E6DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#819218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3082EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D7BE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#5C87A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7Slate blue · ΔE 8.1Medium purple · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E76D
Analogous#6D99E7, #BB6DE7
Triadic#E77E6D, #6DE77E
Split complementary#E7BB6D, #99E76D
Tetradic#E76D99, #D6E76D, #6DE7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F0FD
Lighter +20%#CBC5F5
Lighter +10%#A599EE
Darker −10%#5741E0
Darker −20%#3922CC
Darker −30%#2D1AA1
Darker −40%#211375
More saturated +25%#6F58FC
Less saturated −25%#8D82D2

Channel breakdown

R126
G109
B231
Red126 (49.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue248.36°
Saturation (HSL)71.76%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 6D · B E7

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