Colour

#735A80

#735A80
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#735A80 is a violet with RGB values 115, 90, 128 and HSL 279°, 17%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#735A80

RGBrgb(115, 90, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3529, 0.502

RGB percentages45.1%, 35.3%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(279.5, 17.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 29.7%, 50.2%)

CMYK10.2%, 29.7%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,559,808

CSS custom property--colour: #735A80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#8CA57F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546282no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A647Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#725F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Gray · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Steel blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67805A

Analogous#605A80, #805A7A

Triadic#80735A, #5A8073

Split complementary#7A805A, #5A8060

Tetradic#80605A, #67805A, #5A7A80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5CBDB

Lighter +30%#BDADC6

Lighter +20%#A58FB1

Lighter +10%#8D719C

Darker −10%#584562

Darker −20%#3D3044

Darker −30%#221B26

Darker −40%#070608

More saturated +25%#7C3F9B

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R115

G90

B128

Red115 (45.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue279.47°

Saturation (HSL)17.43%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 5A · B 80

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Colour values

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