Colour

#74678C

#74678C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#74678C is a violet with RGB values 116, 103, 140 and HSL 261°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74678C

RGBrgb(116, 103, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4039, 0.549

RGB percentages45.5%, 40.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(261.1, 15.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 26.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK17.1%, 26.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,628,684

CSS custom property--colour: #74678C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8B9873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#626D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#706C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F8C67

Analogous#676D8C, #87678C

Triadic#8C7467, #678C74

Split complementary#8C8667, #6D8C67

Tetradic#8C676D, #7F8C67, #678C86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDBE4

Lighter +30%#C3BDCF

Lighter +20%#A9A0B9

Lighter +10%#8E83A3

Darker −10%#5C516F

Darker −20%#433C51

Darker −30%#2B2634

Darker −40%#131116

More saturated +25%#6B49AA

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R116

G103

B140

Red116 (45.5%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue261.08°

Saturation (HSL)15.23%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 67 · B 8C

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