Colour

#74698D

#74698D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#74698D is a violet with RGB values 116, 105, 141 and HSL 258°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74698D

RGBrgb(116, 105, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4118, 0.5529

RGB percentages45.5%, 41.2%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(258.3, 14.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 25.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK17.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,629,197

CSS custom property--colour: #74698D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#8B9672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#636E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#706E75no 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 text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#828D69

Analogous#69708D, #86698D

Triadic#8D7469, #698D74

Split complementary#8D8669, #708D69

Tetradic#8D6970, #828D69, #698D86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDDE5

Lighter +30%#C4BFD0

Lighter +20%#A9A2BA

Lighter +10%#8E85A4

Darker −10%#5C5370

Darker −20%#443D53

Darker −30%#2C2835

Darker −40%#141218

More saturated +25%#684AAC

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R116

G105

B141

Red116 (45.5%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue258.33°

Saturation (HSL)14.63%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 69 · B 8D

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