Recognised as Colour

#725F8D

#725F8D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#725F8D is a violet with RGB values 114, 95, 141 and HSL 265°, 19%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#725F8D

RGBrgb(114, 95, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3725, 0.5529

RGB percentages44.7%, 37.3%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(264.8, 19.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 32.6%, 55.3%)

CMYK19.1%, 32.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,495,565

CSS custom property--colour: #725F8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#8DA072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55678Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#59678Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6E6670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 28.6 Gray · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 24.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A8D5F

Analogous#5F638D, #895F8D

Triadic#8D725F, #5F8D72

Split complementary#8D895F, #638D5F

Tetradic#8D5F63, #7A8D5F, #5F8D89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD5E3

Lighter +30%#C0B7CE

Lighter +20%#A698BA

Lighter +10%#8C7AA5

Darker −10%#594A6F

Darker −20%#413650

Darker −30%#282132

Darker −40%#0F0D13

More saturated +25%#6D42AB

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R114

G95

B141

Red114 (44.7%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue264.78°

Saturation (HSL)19.49%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 5F · B 8D

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