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Recognised as Colour

#655F72

  • #655F72
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#655F72 is a violet with RGB values 101, 95, 114 and HSL 259°, 9%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#655F72#655F72
HEX#655F72
RGBrgb(101, 95, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3725, 0.4471
RGB percentages39.6%, 37.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(258.9, 9.1%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 16.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK11.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,643,570
CSS custom property--colour: #655F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#9AA08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#636265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C725F
Analogous#5F6372, #6E5F72
Triadic#72655F, #5F7265
Split complementary#726E5F, #63725F
Tetradic#725F63, #6C725F, #5F726E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDCAD3
Lighter +30%#B3AEBC
Lighter +20%#9892A5
Lighter +10%#7E778D
Darker −10%#4C4856
Darker −20%#34313A
Darker −30%#1B191F
Darker −40%#020203
More saturated +25%#5B458C
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R101
G95
B114
Red101 (39.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5F · B 72

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