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Recognised as Colour

#7E75D2

  • #7E75D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7E75D2 is a blue with RGB values 126, 117, 210 and HSL 246°, 51%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7E75D2#7E75D2
HEX#7E75D2
RGBrgb(126, 117, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4588, 0.8235
RGB percentages49.4%, 45.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(245.8, 50.8%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 44.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK40%, 44.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,287,698
CSS custom property--colour: #7E75D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#818A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5383D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#517ED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#668899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D275
Analogous#759BD2, #AC75D2
Triadic#D27E75, #75D27E
Split complementary#D2AC75, #9AD275
Tetradic#D2759B, #C9D275, #75D2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE8F8
Lighter +20%#C6C2EB
Lighter +10%#A29BDF
Darker −10%#5A4FC5
Darker −20%#4237AA
Darker −30%#332B83
Darker −40%#241E5D
More saturated +25%#6C5EE9
Less saturated −25%#908CBB

Channel breakdown

R126
G117
B210
Red126 (49.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)50.82%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 75 · B D2

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