Colour

#745D7F

#745D7F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#745D7F is a violet with RGB values 116, 93, 127 and HSL 281°, 15%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#745D7F

RGBrgb(116, 93, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3647, 0.498

RGB percentages45.5%, 36.5%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(280.6, 15.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 26.8%, 49.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 26.8%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,626,111

CSS custom property--colour: #745D7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#8BA280

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586480no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D667Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#736169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#687F5D

Analogous#635D7F, #7F5D79

Triadic#7F745D, #5D7F74

Split complementary#797F5D, #5D7F63

Tetradic#7F635D, #687F5D, #5D797F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6CDDB

Lighter +30%#BEB0C5

Lighter +20%#A692B0

Lighter +10%#8E759A

Darker −10%#594762

Darker −20%#3E3244

Darker −30%#231C27

Darker −40%#080709

More saturated +25%#7E429B

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R116

G93

B127

Red116 (45.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue280.59°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 5D · B 7F

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Colour values

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