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Recognised as Colour

#7F5896

  • #7F5896
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F5896 is a violet with RGB values 127, 88, 150 and HSL 278°, 26%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7F5896#7F5896
HEX#7F5896
RGBrgb(127, 88, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3451, 0.5882
RGB percentages49.8%, 34.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(277.7, 26.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 41.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK15.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,345,750
CSS custom property--colour: #7F5896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#80A769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#566894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#7D6170no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 31Steel blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F9658
Analogous#605896, #96588E
Triadic#967F58, #58967F
Split complementary#8E9658, #589660
Tetradic#966058, #6F9658, #588E96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD4E6
Lighter +30%#C7B4D3
Lighter +20%#B094C0
Lighter +10%#9874AD
Darker −10%#644576
Darker −20%#493256
Darker −30%#2D1F36
Darker −40%#120D15
More saturated +25%#873AB4
Less saturated −25%#777678

Channel breakdown

R127
G88
B150
Red127 (49.8%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue277.74°
Saturation (HSL)26.05%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 58 · B 96

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