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Recognised as Colour

#7F5D8F

  • #7F5D8F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F5D8F is a violet with RGB values 127, 93, 143 and HSL 281°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7F5D8F#7F5D8F
HEX#7F5D8F
RGBrgb(127, 93, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3647, 0.5608
RGB percentages49.8%, 36.5%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(280.8, 21.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 35%, 56.1%)
CMYK11.2%, 35%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,347,023
CSS custom property--colour: #7F5D8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#80A270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6B8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7E636Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 29.3Plum · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Dim grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D8F5D
Analogous#665D8F, #8F5D86
Triadic#8F7F5D, #5D8F7F
Split complementary#868F5D, #5D8F66
Tetradic#8F665D, #6D8F5D, #5D868F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD5E3
Lighter +30%#C7B6CF
Lighter +20%#B097BB
Lighter +10%#9878A7
Darker −10%#644970
Darker −20%#483551
Darker −30%#2D2132
Darker −40%#110D13
More saturated +25%#8A3FAD
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R127
G93
B143
Red127 (49.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)21.19%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 5D · B 8F

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