Colour

#75597F

#75597F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#75597F is a violet with RGB values 117, 89, 127 and HSL 284°, 18%, 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

#75597F#75597F

HEX#75597F

RGBrgb(117, 89, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.349, 0.498

RGB percentages45.9%, 34.9%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(284.2, 17.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 29.9%, 49.8%)

CMYK7.9%, 29.9%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,690,623

CSS custom property--colour: #75597F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#8AA680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A647Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#755D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Gray · ΔE 27.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4 Steel blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 24.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#637F59

Analogous#62597F, #7F5976

Triadic#7F7559, #597F75

Split complementary#767F59, #597F62

Tetradic#7F6259, #637F59, #59767F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6CADA

Lighter +30%#BEACC5

Lighter +20%#A78EB0

Lighter +10%#90709B

Darker −10%#594461

Darker −20%#3E2F43

Darker −30%#221A25

Darker −40%#060507

More saturated +25%#823E9A

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R117

G89

B127

Red117 (45.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue284.21°

Saturation (HSL)17.59%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 59 · B 7F

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