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Recognised as Colour

#7F7395

  • #7F7395
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7F7395 is a violet with RGB values 127, 115, 149 and HSL 261°, 14%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F7395#7F7395
HEX#7F7395
RGBrgb(127, 115, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.451, 0.5843
RGB percentages49.8%, 45.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(261.2, 13.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 22.8%, 58.4%)
CMYK14.8%, 22.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,352,661
CSS custom property--colour: #7F7395;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#808C6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C7896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7B787Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 20.7Dim grey · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899573
Analogous#737895, #907395
Triadic#957F73, #73957F
Split complementary#959073, #789573
Tetradic#957378, #899573, #739590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E7ED
Lighter +30%#CFCAD7
Lighter +20%#B4ADC1
Lighter +10%#9A90AB
Darker −10%#665C79
Darker −20%#4E465C
Darker −30%#35303F
Darker −40%#1D1A22
More saturated +25%#7654B4
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R127
G115
B149
Red127 (49.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)13.82%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 73 · B 95

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