Colour

#72638F

#72638F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#72638F is a violet with RGB values 114, 99, 143 and HSL 260°, 18%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#72638F

RGBrgb(114, 99, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3882, 0.5608

RGB percentages44.7%, 38.8%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(260.5, 18.2%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 30.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK20.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,496,591

CSS custom property--colour: #72638F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#8D9C70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#596A91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6A8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6D6A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#808F63

Analogous#636A8F, #88638F

Triadic#8F7263, #638F72

Split complementary#8F8863, #6A8F63

Tetradic#8F636A, #808F63, #638F88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDD9E5

Lighter +30%#C2BBD0

Lighter +20%#A79DBB

Lighter +10%#8C7FA6

Darker −10%#5A4E71

Darker −20%#423953

Darker −30%#2A2435

Darker −40%#121016

More saturated +25%#6845AD

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R114

G99

B143

Red114 (44.7%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue260.45°

Saturation (HSL)18.18%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 63 · B 8F

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