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Recognised as Colour

#7E6FE7

  • #7E6FE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7E6FE7 is a blue with RGB values 126, 111, 231 and HSL 248°, 71%, 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 Slate blue.

Colour values

#7E6FE7#7E6FE7
HEX#7E6FE7
RGBrgb(126, 111, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4353, 0.9059
RGB percentages49.4%, 43.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(247.5, 71.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 51.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK45.5%, 51.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,286,183
CSS custom property--colour: #7E6FE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#819018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3583EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#317CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C89A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.4Medium purple · ΔE 9.3Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8E76F
Analogous#6F9CE7, #BA6FE7
Triadic#E77E6F, #6FE77E
Split complementary#E7BA6F, #9CE76F
Tetradic#E76F9C, #D8E76F, #6FE7BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F2FD
Lighter +20%#CCC6F6
Lighter +10%#A59BEE
Darker −10%#5743E0
Darker −20%#3822CE
Darker −30%#2C1BA2
Darker −40%#201476
More saturated +25%#6E5AFC
Less saturated −25%#8E84D2

Channel breakdown

R126
G111
B231
Red126 (49.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 6F · B E7

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