Colour

#745F8A

#745F8A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#745F8A is a violet with RGB values 116, 95, 138 and HSL 269°, 18%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#745F8A

RGBrgb(116, 95, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3725, 0.5412

RGB percentages45.5%, 37.3%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(269.3, 18.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 31.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK15.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,626,634

CSS custom property--colour: #745F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#8BA075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57678Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#71656Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Steel blue · ΔE 25.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#758A5F

Analogous#5F608A, #895F8A

Triadic#8A745F, #5F8A74

Split complementary#8A895F, #608A5F

Tetradic#8A5F60, #758A5F, #5F8A89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAD4E1

Lighter +30%#C1B6CC

Lighter +20%#A797B8

Lighter +10%#8E79A3

Darker −10%#5B4A6C

Darker −20%#41354E

Darker −30%#28212F

Darker −40%#0E0C11

More saturated +25%#7342A7

Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R116

G95

B138

Red116 (45.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue269.3°

Saturation (HSL)18.45%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 5F · B 8A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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