Recognised as Colour
#7F3756
- #7F3756
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#7F3756 is a red with RGB values 127, 55, 86 and HSL 334°, 40%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#7F3756#7F3756
HEX#7F3756
RGBrgb(127, 55, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2157, 0.3373
RGB percentages49.8%, 21.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(334.2, 39.6%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.2, 56.7%, 49.8%)
CMYK0%, 56.7%, 32.3%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,337,238
CSS custom property--colour: #7F3756;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#80C8A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#377F60
Analogous#7F377A, #7F3C37
Triadic#567F37, #37567F
Split complementary#377F3C, #377A7F
Tetradic#7A7F37, #377F60, #3C377F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R127
G55
B86
Red127 (49.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue334.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7F · G 37 · B 56
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