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Recognised as Colour

#75568D

  • #75568D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#75568D is a violet with RGB values 117, 86, 141 and HSL 274°, 24%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#75568D#75568D
HEX#75568D
RGBrgb(117, 86, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3373, 0.5529
RGB percentages45.9%, 33.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(273.8, 24.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 39%, 55.3%)
CMYK17%, 39%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,689,869
CSS custom property--colour: #75568D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#8AA972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B618Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#52638Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#725E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 30.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Plum · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E8D56
Analogous#59568D, #8D568A
Triadic#8D7556, #568D75
Split complementary#8A8D56, #568D5A
Tetradic#8D5A56, #6E8D56, #568A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9CEE1
Lighter +30%#C0AECE
Lighter +20%#A78FBA
Lighter +10%#8F6FA7
Darker −10%#5B436D
Darker −20%#402F4E
Darker −30%#261C2E
Darker −40%#0C090E
More saturated +25%#793AA9
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R117
G86
B141
Red117 (45.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue273.82°
Saturation (HSL)24.23%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 56 · B 8D

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