Recognised as Colour

#635B73

#635B73
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#635B73 is a violet with RGB values 99, 91, 115 and HSL 260°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#635B73

RGBrgb(99, 91, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3569, 0.451

RGB percentages38.8%, 35.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(260, 11.7%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 20.9%, 45.1%)

CMYK13.9%, 20.9%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,511,475

CSS custom property--colour: #635B73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#9CA48C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#585F72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#605E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B735B

Analogous#5B5F73, #6F5B73

Triadic#73635B, #5B7363

Split complementary#736F5B, #5F735B

Tetradic#735B5F, #6B735B, #5B736F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBC7D3

Lighter +30%#B1ABBC

Lighter +20%#968EA6

Lighter +10%#7C728F

Darker −10%#4A4457

Darker −20%#322E3A

Darker −30%#19171E

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#5A418D

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R99

G91

B115

Red99 (38.8%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)11.65%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 5B · B 73

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