Recognised as Colour

#715D77

#715D77
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#715D77 is a violet with RGB values 113, 93, 119 and HSL 286°, 12%, 42%. 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#715D77

RGBrgb(113, 93, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.3647, 0.4667

RGB percentages44.3%, 36.5%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(286.2, 12.3%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 21.8%, 46.7%)

CMYK5%, 21.8%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,429,495

CSS custom property--colour: #715D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#8EA288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6278no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#716066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63775D

Analogous#645D77, #775D70

Triadic#77715D, #5D7771

Split complementary#70775D, #5D7764

Tetradic#77645D, #63775D, #5D7077

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3CAD6

Lighter +30%#BBAEBF

Lighter +20%#A391A9

Lighter +10%#8C7493

Darker −10%#56475A

Darker −20%#3B303E

Darker −30%#1F1A21

Darker −40%#040404

More saturated +25%#7F4292

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R113

G93

B119

Red113 (44.3%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue286.15°

Saturation (HSL)12.26%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 5D · B 77

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