Colour

#72567F

#72567F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#72567F is a violet with RGB values 114, 86, 127 and HSL 281°, 19%, 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

#72567F#72567F

HEX#72567F

RGBrgb(114, 86, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3373, 0.498

RGB percentages44.7%, 33.7%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(281, 19.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281, 32.3%, 49.8%)

CMYK10.2%, 32.3%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,493,247

CSS custom property--colour: #72567F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#8DA980

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505F81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#56617Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#715B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Steel blue · ΔE 29.7 Gray · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 26.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#637F56

Analogous#5E567F, #7F5677

Triadic#7F7256, #567F72

Split complementary#787F56, #567F5D

Tetradic#7F5D56, #637F56, #56787F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4C8D9

Lighter +30%#BCA9C5

Lighter +20%#A48BB0

Lighter +10%#8D6C9C

Darker −10%#574161

Darker −20%#3B2D42

Darker −30%#201824

Darker −40%#050405

More saturated +25%#7C3B9A

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R114

G86

B127

Red114 (44.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue280.98°

Saturation (HSL)19.25%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 56 · B 7F

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