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Recognised as Colour

#74637B

  • #74637B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#74637B is a violet with RGB values 116, 99, 123 and HSL 283°, 11%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#74637B#74637B
HEX#74637B
RGBrgb(116, 99, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3882, 0.4824
RGB percentages45.5%, 38.8%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(282.5, 10.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 19.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK5.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,627,643
CSS custom property--colour: #74637B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14067WCAG 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 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8B9C84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60687Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#64697Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74666Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.4Rosy brown · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A7B63
Analogous#68637B, #7B6376
Triadic#7B7463, #637B74
Split complementary#767B63, #637B68
Tetradic#7B6863, #6A7B63, #63767B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D0DA
Lighter +30%#BFB4C3
Lighter +20%#A698AC
Lighter +10%#8E7C95
Darker −10%#594C5F
Darker −20%#3F3642
Darker −30%#241F26
Darker −40%#09080A
More saturated +25%#804797
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R116
G99
B123
Red116 (45.5%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue282.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 63 · B 7B

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