Colour

#75597D

#75597D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#75597D is a violet with RGB values 117, 89, 125 and HSL 287°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#75597D

RGBrgb(117, 89, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.349, 0.4902

RGB percentages45.9%, 34.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(286.7, 16.8%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 28.8%, 49%)

CMYK6.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,690,621

CSS custom property--colour: #75597D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#8AA682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55617Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B647Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#755D66no 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 text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Gray · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5 Steel blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#617D59

Analogous#63597D, #7D5973

Triadic#7D7559, #597D75

Split complementary#737D59, #597D63

Tetradic#7D6359, #617D59, #59737D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5C9D9

Lighter +30%#BEABC4

Lighter +20%#A78EAE

Lighter +10%#907099

Darker −10%#59445F

Darker −20%#3D2F41

Darker −30%#211924

Darker −40%#050406

More saturated +25%#843E98

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R117

G89

B125

Red117 (45.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue286.67°

Saturation (HSL)16.82%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 59 · B 7D

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