Recognised as Colour

#937EE7

#937EE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#937EE7 is a blue with RGB values 147, 126, 231 and HSL 252°, 69%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#937EE7

RGBrgb(147, 126, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.4941, 0.9059

RGB percentages57.6%, 49.4%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(252, 68.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 45.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK36.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,666,279

CSS custom property--colour: #937EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#6C8118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#598FEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B8BE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#7E92A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.3 Slate blue · ΔE 15.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Royal blue · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2E77E

Analogous#7E9DE7, #C87EE7

Triadic#E7937E, #7EE793

Split complementary#E7C77E, #9EE77E

Tetradic#E77E9D, #D2E77E, #7EE7C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DBD4F7

Lighter +10%#B7A9EF

Darker −10%#6F53DF

Darker −20%#4B28D7

Darker −30%#3C20AC

Darker −40%#2D1881

More saturated +25%#886BFA

Less saturated −25%#9E91D4

Channel breakdown

R147

G126

B231

Red147 (57.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)68.63%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 7E · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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