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Recognised as Colour

#7E71AE

  • #7E71AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E71AE is a blue with RGB values 126, 113, 174 and HSL 253°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E71AE#7E71AE
HEX#7E71AE
RGBrgb(126, 113, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4431, 0.6824
RGB percentages49.4%, 44.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(252.8, 27.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 35.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK27.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,286,638
CSS custom property--colour: #7E71AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#818E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#617AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6279ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#747C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Plum · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1AE71
Analogous#7182AE, #9D71AE
Triadic#AE7E71, #71AE7E
Split complementary#AE9D71, #83AE71
Tetradic#AE7183, #A1AE71, #71AE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F3F8
Lighter +30%#D7D2E6
Lighter +20%#B9B2D3
Lighter +10%#9C91C1
Darker −10%#635696
Darker −20%#4E4376
Darker −30%#383155
Darker −40%#231E35
More saturated +25%#6E55CA
Less saturated −25%#8E8D92

Channel breakdown

R126
G113
B174
Red126 (49.4%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue252.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.35%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 71 · B AE

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