Recognised as Colour

#74567D

#74567D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#74567D is a violet with RGB values 116, 86, 125 and HSL 286°, 18%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74567D

RGBrgb(116, 86, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3373, 0.4902

RGB percentages45.5%, 33.7%, 49%

HSLhsl(286.2, 18.5%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 31.2%, 49%)

CMYK7.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,624,317

CSS custom property--colour: #74567D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#8BA982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515F7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#58627Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#745A64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 29.2 Steel blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 25.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F7D56

Analogous#61567D, #7D5672

Triadic#7D7456, #567D74

Split complementary#737D56, #567D60

Tetradic#7D6156, #5F7D56, #56727D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4C7D8

Lighter +30%#BDA9C3

Lighter +20%#A68AAF

Lighter +10%#8F6C9A

Darker −10%#58415F

Darker −20%#3C2C41

Darker −30%#201822

Darker −40%#040304

More saturated +25%#823C97

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R116

G86

B125

Red116 (45.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue286.15°

Saturation (HSL)18.48%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 56 · B 7D

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