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Recognised as Colour

#73668B

  • #73668B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#73668B is a violet with RGB values 115, 102, 139 and HSL 261°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#73668B#73668B
HEX#73668B
RGBrgb(115, 102, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4, 0.5451
RGB percentages45.1%, 40%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(261.1, 15.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 26.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK17.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,562,891
CSS custom property--colour: #73668B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#8C9974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#616C8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F6B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 24Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E8B66
Analogous#666C8B, #85668B
Triadic#8B7366, #668B73
Split complementary#8B8566, #6B8B66
Tetradic#8B666C, #7E8B66, #668B85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDAE3
Lighter +30%#C2BCCE
Lighter +20%#A89FB8
Lighter +10%#8D81A3
Darker −10%#5B506E
Darker −20%#423B50
Darker −30%#2A2533
Darker −40%#121015
More saturated +25%#6A48A9
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R115
G102
B139
Red115 (45.1%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue261.08°
Saturation (HSL)15.35%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 66 · B 8B

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