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Recognised as Colour

#755F7F

  • #755F7F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#755F7F is a violet with RGB values 117, 95, 127 and HSL 281°, 14%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#755F7F#755F7F
HEX#755F7F
RGBrgb(117, 95, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3725, 0.498
RGB percentages45.9%, 37.3%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(281.3, 14.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 25.2%, 49.8%)
CMYK7.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,692,159
CSS custom property--colour: #755F7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#8AA080

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F677Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75636Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Gray · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697F5F
Analogous#655F7F, #7F5F79
Triadic#7F755F, #5F7F75
Split complementary#797F5F, #5F7F65
Tetradic#7F655F, #697F5F, #5F797F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CFDB
Lighter +30%#BFB2C5
Lighter +20%#A795AF
Lighter +10%#8F779A
Darker −10%#5A4962
Darker −20%#3F3345
Darker −30%#241E27
Darker −40%#09080A
More saturated +25%#7F439B
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R117
G95
B127
Red117 (45.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)14.41%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 5F · B 7F

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