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Recognised as Colour

#736C84

  • #736C84
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#736C84 is a violet with RGB values 115, 108, 132 and HSL 258°, 10%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#736C84#736C84
HEX#736C84
RGBrgb(115, 108, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4235, 0.5176
RGB percentages45.1%, 42.4%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(257.5, 10%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 18.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK12.9%, 18.2%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,564,420
CSS custom property--colour: #736C84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#8C937B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#676F85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#686F83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#706F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D846C
Analogous#6C7184, #7F6C84
Triadic#84736C, #6C8473
Split complementary#847F6C, #71846C
Tetradic#846C71, #7D846C, #6C847F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDBE1
Lighter +30%#C2BFCA
Lighter +20%#A8A3B3
Lighter +10%#8D879C
Darker −10%#5B5568
Darker −20%#423E4C
Darker −30%#2A2730
Darker −40%#111014
More saturated +25%#674EA2
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R115
G108
B132
Red115 (45.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue257.5°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6C · B 84

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