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Recognised as Colour

#7F5D9D

  • #7F5D9D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F5D9D is a violet with RGB values 127, 93, 157 and HSL 272°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7F5D9D#7F5D9D
HEX#7F5D9D
RGBrgb(127, 93, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3647, 0.6157
RGB percentages49.8%, 36.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(271.9, 25.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 40.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK19.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,347,037
CSS custom property--colour: #7F5D9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#80A262

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#576C9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7B6775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.6Plum · ΔE 29.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B9D5D
Analogous#5F5D9D, #9D5D9B
Triadic#9D7F5D, #5D9D7F
Split complementary#9B9D5D, #5D9D5F
Tetradic#9D5F5D, #7B9D5D, #5D9B9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DCEA
Lighter +30%#CABCD7
Lighter +20%#B19CC4
Lighter +10%#987CB1
Darker −10%#654A7D
Darker −20%#4B375D
Darker −30%#31243D
Darker −40%#17111D
More saturated +25%#813EBC
Less saturated −25%#7D7C7E

Channel breakdown

R127
G93
B157
Red127 (49.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue271.88°
Saturation (HSL)25.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 5D · B 9D

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