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Colour

#7F609E

  • #7F609E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F609E is a violet with RGB values 127, 96, 158 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

#7F609E#7F609E
HEX#7F609E
RGBrgb(127, 96, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.3765, 0.6196
RGB percentages49.8%, 37.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(270, 24.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 39.2%, 62%)
CMYK19.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,347,806
CSS custom property--colour: #7F609E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#809F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#596D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7B6A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Plum · ΔE 29.1Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F9E60
Analogous#60609E, #9E609E
Triadic#9E7F60, #609E7F
Split complementary#9E9E60, #609E60
Tetradic#9E6060, #7F9E60, #609E9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DFEB
Lighter +30%#CCBFD8
Lighter +20%#B29FC5
Lighter +10%#997FB2
Darker −10%#664D7E
Darker −20%#4C395F
Darker −30%#33263F
Darker −40%#19131F
More saturated +25%#7F40BE
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R127
G96
B158
Red127 (49.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)24.41%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 60 · B 9E

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