Colour

#705F74

#705F74
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#705F74 is a violet with RGB values 112, 95, 116 and HSL 289°, 10%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#705F74

RGBrgb(112, 95, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3725, 0.4549

RGB percentages43.9%, 37.3%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(288.6, 10%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 18.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK3.4%, 18.1%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,364,468

CSS custom property--colour: #705F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#8FA08B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6375no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#606573no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#706166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Rosy brown · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63745F

Analogous#665F74, #745F6E

Triadic#74705F, #5F7470

Split complementary#6E745F, #5F7466

Tetradic#74665F, #63745F, #5F6E74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2CBD4

Lighter +30%#BAAFBD

Lighter +20%#A393A6

Lighter +10%#8B778F

Darker −10%#554858

Darker −20%#3A313C

Darker −30%#1F1A20

Darker −40%#040304

More saturated +25%#80458E

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R112

G95

B116

Red112 (43.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)9.95%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 5F · B 74

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