Colour

#7F609D

#7F609D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F609D is a violet with RGB values 127, 96, 157 and HSL 270°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7F609D

RGBrgb(127, 96, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3765, 0.6157

RGB percentages49.8%, 37.6%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(270.5, 24.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 38.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK19.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,347,805

CSS custom property--colour: #7F609D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#809F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Plum · ΔE 29.1 Steel blue · ΔE 30 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E9D60

Analogous#61609D, #9D609D

Triadic#9D7F60, #609D7F

Split complementary#9D9D60, #609D61

Tetradic#9D6060, #7E9D60, #609D9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5DEEB

Lighter +30%#CBBED8

Lighter +20%#B29FC4

Lighter +10%#987FB1

Darker −10%#654D7D

Darker −20%#4C395E

Darker −30%#32263E

Darker −40%#19131E

More saturated +25%#8040BD

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R127

G96

B157

Red127 (49.8%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue270.49°

Saturation (HSL)24.11%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 60 · B 9D

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