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Recognised as Colour

#756D83

  • #756D83
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#756D83 is a violet with RGB values 117, 109, 131 and HSL 262°, 9%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#756D83#756D83
HEX#756D83
RGBrgb(117, 109, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.5137
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(261.8, 9.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 16.8%, 51.4%)
CMYK10.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,747
CSS custom property--colour: #756D83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#8A927C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697084no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7082no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#737074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Dark grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B836D
Analogous#6D7083, #806D83
Triadic#83756D, #6D8375
Split complementary#83806D, #70836D
Tetradic#836D70, #7B836D, #6D8380

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDBE1
Lighter +30%#C3BFCA
Lighter +20%#A9A3B3
Lighter +10%#8F879C
Darker −10%#5C5667
Darker −20%#433F4B
Darker −30%#2A282F
Darker −40%#121014
More saturated +25%#6D4FA1
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R117
G109
B131
Red117 (45.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)9.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B 83

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