Colour

#7E758F

#7E758F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7E758F is a violet with RGB values 126, 117, 143 and HSL 261°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E758F

RGBrgb(126, 117, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4588, 0.5608

RGB percentages49.4%, 45.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(260.8, 10.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 18.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK11.9%, 18.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,287,631

CSS custom property--colour: #7E758F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#818A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707990no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#72798Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7B797Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#868F75

Analogous#75798F, #8B758F

Triadic#8F7E75, #758F7E

Split complementary#8F8B75, #798F75

Tetradic#8F7579, #868F75, #758F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E6EA

Lighter +30%#CDC9D4

Lighter +20%#B3ADBD

Lighter +10%#9891A6

Darker −10%#655E73

Darker −20%#4C4757

Darker −30%#34303B

Darker −40%#1B191F

More saturated +25%#7456AE

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R126

G117

B143

Red126 (49.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue260.77°

Saturation (HSL)10.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 75 · B 8F

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