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Recognised as Colour

#7F5D88

  • #7F5D88
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7F5D88 is a violet with RGB values 127, 93, 136 and HSL 287°, 19%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F5D88#7F5D88
HEX#7F5D88
RGBrgb(127, 93, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3647, 0.5333
RGB percentages49.8%, 36.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(287.4, 18.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 31.6%, 53.3%)
CMYK6.6%, 31.6%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,347,016
CSS custom property--colour: #7F5D88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#80A277

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58678Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#606A87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#80626Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 26.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dim grey · ΔE 28.7Gray · ΔE 30.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 26.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66885D
Analogous#695D88, #885D7C
Triadic#887F5D, #5D887F
Split complementary#7C885D, #5D8869
Tetradic#88695D, #66885D, #5D7C88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD1E0
Lighter +30%#C6B3CB
Lighter +20%#AF95B6
Lighter +10%#9976A2
Darker −10%#63486A
Darker −20%#46344B
Darker −30%#2A1F2D
Darker −40%#0E0A0F
More saturated +25%#9040A5
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R127
G93
B136
Red127 (49.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue287.44°
Saturation (HSL)18.78%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 5D · B 88

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