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Recognised as Colour

#7E6EE9

  • #7E6EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E6EE9 is a blue with RGB values 126, 110, 233 and HSL 248°, 74%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7E6EE9#7E6EE9
HEX#7E6EE9
RGBrgb(126, 110, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4314, 0.9137
RGB percentages49.4%, 43.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(247.8, 73.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 52.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK45.9%, 52.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,285,929
CSS custom property--colour: #7E6EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#819116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F83EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C7CE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#5B89A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.7Slate blue · ΔE 8.6Medium purple · ΔE 10.5Royal blue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E96E
Analogous#6E9CE9, #BB6EE9
Triadic#E97E6E, #6EE97E
Split complementary#E9BB6E, #9CE96E
Tetradic#E96E9C, #D9E96E, #6EE9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F3FD
Lighter +20%#CDC7F6
Lighter +10%#A59AF0
Darker −10%#5742E2
Darker −20%#3720D1
Darker −30%#2B19A5
Darker −40%#201279
More saturated +25%#6F59FE
Less saturated −25%#8D83D4

Channel breakdown

R126
G110
B233
Red126 (49.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue247.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.65%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 6E · B E9

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