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Recognised as Colour

#72597B

  • #72597B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#72597B is a violet with RGB values 114, 89, 123 and HSL 284°, 16%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#72597B#72597B
HEX#72597B
RGBrgb(114, 89, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.349, 0.4824
RGB percentages44.7%, 34.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(284.1, 16%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 27.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK7.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,494,011
CSS custom property--colour: #72597B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 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#616161
Inverted#8DA684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55607Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A637Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#725D65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 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

Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Dim grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#627B59
Analogous#61597B, #7B5973
Triadic#7B7259, #597B72
Split complementary#737B59, #597B61
Tetradic#7B6159, #627B59, #59737B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4C8D8
Lighter +30%#BCABC2
Lighter +20%#A48DAD
Lighter +10%#8D7097
Darker −10%#57445D
Darker −20%#3B2E40
Darker −30%#201922
Darker −40%#040305
More saturated +25%#7E3E95
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R114
G89
B123
Red114 (44.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue284.12°
Saturation (HSL)16.04%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 59 · B 7B

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