Recognised as Colour

#7E7289

#7E7289
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7E7289 is a violet with RGB values 126, 114, 137 and HSL 271°, 9%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E7289

RGBrgb(126, 114, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4471, 0.5373

RGB percentages49.4%, 44.7%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(271.3, 9.2%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 16.8%, 53.7%)

CMYK8%, 16.8%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,286,857

CSS custom property--colour: #7E7289;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#818D76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F768Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#717788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7D757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 14.8 Dim grey · ΔE 15.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7D8972

Analogous#737289, #897289

Triadic#897E72, #72897E

Split complementary#888972, #728973

Tetradic#897372, #7D8972, #728989

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4E1E6

Lighter +30%#CAC5CF

Lighter +20%#B1A9B8

Lighter +10%#978DA1

Darker −10%#645B6D

Darker −20%#4B4451

Darker −30%#312D35

Darker −40%#18151A

More saturated +25%#7F53A8

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R126

G114

B137

Red126 (49.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue271.3°

Saturation (HSL)9.16%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 72 · B 89

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