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Recognised as Colour

#725B7A

  • #725B7A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#725B7A is a violet with RGB values 114, 91, 122 and HSL 285°, 15%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#725B7A#725B7A
HEX#725B7A
RGBrgb(114, 91, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3569, 0.4784
RGB percentages44.7%, 35.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(284.5, 14.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 25.4%, 47.8%)
CMYK6.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,494,522
CSS custom property--colour: #725B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#8DA485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57617Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#725E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Rosy brown · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#637A5B
Analogous#625B7A, #7A5B73
Triadic#7A725B, #5B7A72
Split complementary#737A5B, #5B7A62
Tetradic#7A625B, #637A5B, #5B737A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CAD7
Lighter +30%#BCADC1
Lighter +20%#A48FAC
Lighter +10%#8D7296
Darker −10%#57455D
Darker −20%#3B2F40
Darker −30%#201A22
Darker −40%#050405
More saturated +25%#7F4095
Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R114
G91
B122
Red114 (44.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue284.52°
Saturation (HSL)14.55%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 5B · B 7A

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