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Recognised as Colour

#74659E

  • #74659E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#74659E is a violet with RGB values 116, 101, 158 and HSL 256°, 23%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#74659E#74659E
HEX#74659E
RGBrgb(116, 101, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3961, 0.6196
RGB percentages45.5%, 39.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(255.8, 22.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 36.1%, 62%)
CMYK26.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,628,190
CSS custom property--colour: #74659E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#8B9A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#586D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9E65
Analogous#65729E, #90659E
Triadic#9E7465, #659E74
Split complementary#9E9165, #729E65
Tetradic#9E6573, #8F9E65, #659E91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E2ED
Lighter +30%#C9C3D9
Lighter +20%#ACA4C5
Lighter +10%#9084B2
Darker −10%#5D5080
Darker −20%#463D60
Darker −30%#2F2941
Darker −40%#191522
More saturated +25%#6546BD
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R116
G101
B158
Red116 (45.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)22.71%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 65 · B 9E

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