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Recognised as Colour

#7F718D

  • #7F718D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7F718D is a violet with RGB values 127, 113, 141 and HSL 270°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F718D#7F718D
HEX#7F718D
RGBrgb(127, 113, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.4431, 0.5529
RGB percentages49.8%, 44.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(270, 11%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 19.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK9.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,352,141
CSS custom property--colour: #7F718D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#808E72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D768Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F778Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 17.7Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F8D71
Analogous#71718D, #8D718D
Triadic#8D7F71, #718D7F
Split complementary#8D8D71, #718D71
Tetradic#8D7171, #7F8D71, #718D8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E2E8
Lighter +30%#CCC6D1
Lighter +20%#B2AABA
Lighter +10%#998DA4
Darker −10%#665A71
Darker −20%#4C4454
Darker −30%#332D38
Darker −40%#19161C
More saturated +25%#7F51AD
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R127
G113
B141
Red127 (49.8%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)11.02%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 71 · B 8D

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