Recognised as Colour

#75587C

#75587C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#75587C is a violet with RGB values 117, 88, 124 and HSL 288°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#75587C

RGBrgb(117, 88, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3451, 0.4863

RGB percentages45.9%, 34.5%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(288.3, 17%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 29%, 48.6%)

CMYK5.6%, 29%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,690,364

CSS custom property--colour: #75587C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#8AA783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#54607Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A637Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#765C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Gray · ΔE 27.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4 Steel blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 24.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F7C58

Analogous#63587C, #7C5871

Triadic#7C7558, #587C75

Split complementary#717C58, #587C63

Tetradic#7C6358, #5F7C58, #58717C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5C8D8

Lighter +30%#BEAAC3

Lighter +20%#A78CAE

Lighter +10%#906F98

Darker −10%#59435E

Darker −20%#3D2E40

Darker −30%#211823

Darker −40%#040305

More saturated +25%#853D96

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R117

G88

B124

Red117 (45.9%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue288.33°

Saturation (HSL)16.98%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 58 · B 7C

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