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Recognised as Colour

#72688E

  • #72688E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#72688E is a violet with RGB values 114, 104, 142 and HSL 256°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#72688E#72688E
HEX#72688E
RGBrgb(114, 104, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4078, 0.5569
RGB percentages44.7%, 40.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(255.8, 15.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 26.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 26.8%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,497,870
CSS custom property--colour: #72688E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#8D9771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606E90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#616D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Dim grey · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#848E68
Analogous#68718E, #85688E
Triadic#8E7268, #688E72
Split complementary#8E8568, #718E68
Tetradic#8E6871, #848E68, #688E85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDCE6
Lighter +30%#C3BFD0
Lighter +20%#A8A1BB
Lighter +10%#8D84A5
Darker −10%#5A5271
Darker −20%#433D53
Darker −30%#2B2736
Darker −40%#131218
More saturated +25%#6349AD
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R114
G104
B142
Red114 (44.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)15.45%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 68 · B 8E

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