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Recognised as Colour

#745D7A

  • #745D7A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#745D7A is a violet with RGB values 116, 93, 122 and HSL 288°, 13%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#745D7A#745D7A
HEX#745D7A
RGBrgb(116, 93, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3647, 0.4784
RGB percentages45.5%, 36.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(287.6, 13.5%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 23.8%, 47.8%)
CMYK4.9%, 23.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,626,106
CSS custom property--colour: #745D7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#8BA285

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A637Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#746067no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 22.5Rosy brown · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#637A5D
Analogous#665D7A, #7A5D72
Triadic#7A745D, #5D7A74
Split complementary#727A5D, #5D7A66
Tetradic#7A665D, #637A5D, #5D727A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CBD8
Lighter +30%#BEAEC2
Lighter +20%#A691AC
Lighter +10%#8F7595
Darker −10%#58475D
Darker −20%#3D3140
Darker −30%#211B23
Darker −40%#060506
More saturated +25%#844295
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R116
G93
B122
Red116 (45.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue287.59°
Saturation (HSL)13.49%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 5D · B 7A

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