Colour

#74647D

#74647D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#74647D is a violet with RGB values 116, 100, 125 and HSL 278°, 11%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74647D

RGBrgb(116, 100, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3922, 0.4902

RGB percentages45.5%, 39.2%, 49%

HSLhsl(278.4, 11.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 20%, 49%)

CMYK7.2%, 20%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,627,901

CSS custom property--colour: #74647D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#8B9B82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#61697Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#646A7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#73676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Dim grey · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8 Steel blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7D64

Analogous#68647D, #7D6479

Triadic#7D7464, #647D74

Split complementary#797D64, #647D68

Tetradic#7D6864, #6D7D64, #64797D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D2DB

Lighter +30%#BFB6C4

Lighter +20%#A699AE

Lighter +10%#8E7D97

Darker −10%#5A4D61

Darker −20%#3F3744

Darker −30%#252028

Darker −40%#0B090C

More saturated +25%#7C4899

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R116

G100

B125

Red116 (45.5%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue278.4°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 64 · B 7D

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