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Recognised as Colour

#655B79

  • #655B79
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#655B79 is a violet with RGB values 101, 91, 121 and HSL 260°, 14%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#655B79#655B79
HEX#655B79
RGBrgb(101, 91, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3569, 0.4745
RGB percentages39.6%, 35.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(260, 14.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 24.8%, 47.5%)
CMYK16.5%, 24.8%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,642,553
CSS custom property--colour: #655B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#9AA486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55607Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#576078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#625F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F795B
Analogous#5B6079, #745B79
Triadic#79655B, #5B7965
Split complementary#79745B, #60795B
Tetradic#795B60, #6F795B, #5B7974

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC9D7
Lighter +30%#B3ACC1
Lighter +20%#988FAB
Lighter +10%#7E7295
Darker −10%#4D455C
Darker −20%#342F3F
Darker −30%#1C1922
Darker −40%#040305
More saturated +25%#5C4193
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R101
G91
B121
Red101 (39.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)14.15%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5B · B 79

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