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Recognised as Colour

#76557E

  • #76557E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#76557E is a violet with RGB values 118, 85, 126 and HSL 288°, 19%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#76557E#76557E
HEX#76557E
RGBrgb(118, 85, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3333, 0.4941
RGB percentages46.3%, 33.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(288.3, 19.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 32.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK6.3%, 32.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,755,134
CSS custom property--colour: #76557E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#89AA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#58627Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#775A64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Gray · ΔE 30.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D7E55
Analogous#61557E, #7E5572
Triadic#7E7655, #557E76
Split complementary#727E55, #557E61
Tetradic#7E6155, #5D7E55, #55727E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C6D9
Lighter +30%#BFA8C4
Lighter +20%#A889B0
Lighter +10%#926B9B
Darker −10%#594060
Darker −20%#3D2C41
Darker −30%#201723
Darker −40%#040304
More saturated +25%#863B98
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R118
G85
B126
Red118 (46.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue288.29°
Saturation (HSL)19.43%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 55 · B 7E

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