Colour

#725D7D

#725D7D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#725D7D is a violet with RGB values 114, 93, 125 and HSL 279°, 15%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#725D7D

RGBrgb(114, 93, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3647, 0.4902

RGB percentages44.7%, 36.5%, 49%

HSLhsl(279.4, 14.7%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 25.6%, 49%)

CMYK8.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,495,037

CSS custom property--colour: #725D7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 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#8DA282

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59637Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D657Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#716168no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 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

Slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#687D5D

Analogous#625D7D, #7D5D78

Triadic#7D725D, #5D7D72

Split complementary#787D5D, #5D7D62

Tetradic#7D625D, #687D5D, #5D787D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5CDD9

Lighter +30%#BDAFC4

Lighter +20%#A492AE

Lighter +10%#8C7598

Darker −10%#574760

Darker −20%#3D3143

Darker −30%#221C25

Darker −40%#070608

More saturated +25%#7B4298

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R114

G93

B125

Red114 (44.7%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue279.38°

Saturation (HSL)14.68%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 5D · B 7D

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Colour values

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