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Recognised as Colour

#7F608F

  • #7F608F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F608F is a violet with RGB values 127, 96, 143 and HSL 280°, 20%, 47%. 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

#7F608F#7F608F
HEX#7F608F
RGBrgb(127, 96, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3765, 0.5608
RGB percentages49.8%, 37.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(279.6, 19.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 32.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK11.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,347,791
CSS custom property--colour: #7F608F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#809F70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596A91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#606C8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7E6671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Plum · ΔE 30Dim grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#708F60
Analogous#68608F, #8F6087
Triadic#8F7F60, #608F7F
Split complementary#878F60, #608F67
Tetradic#8F6760, #708F60, #60878F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D7E4
Lighter +30%#C8B8D0
Lighter +20%#B09ABB
Lighter +10%#987BA7
Darker −10%#644C70
Darker −20%#493752
Darker −30%#2E2333
Darker −40%#130E15
More saturated +25%#8942AD
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R127
G96
B143
Red127 (49.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue279.57°
Saturation (HSL)19.67%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 60 · B 8F

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