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Recognised as Colour

#7E7295

  • #7E7295
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7E7295 is a violet with RGB values 126, 114, 149 and HSL 261°, 14%, 52%. 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

#7E7295#7E7295
HEX#7E7295
RGBrgb(126, 114, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4471, 0.5843
RGB percentages49.4%, 44.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(260.6, 14.2%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 23.5%, 58.4%)
CMYK15.4%, 23.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,286,869
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7295;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#818D6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7797no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7794no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7A777Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Gray · ΔE 21.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899572
Analogous#727895, #907295
Triadic#957E72, #72957E
Split complementary#959072, #789572
Tetradic#957278, #899572, #729590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E6ED
Lighter +30%#CEC9D7
Lighter +20%#B3ACC1
Lighter +10%#998FAB
Darker −10%#655B79
Darker −20%#4D455C
Darker −30%#352F3F
Darker −40%#1C1922
More saturated +25%#7453B4
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R126
G114
B149
Red126 (49.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue260.57°
Saturation (HSL)14.17%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 72 · B 95

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