Colour

#775D83

#775D83
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#775D83 is a violet with RGB values 119, 93, 131 and HSL 281°, 17%, 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

#775D83#775D83

HEX#775D83

RGBrgb(119, 93, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3647, 0.5137

RGB percentages46.7%, 36.5%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(281.1, 17%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 29%, 51.4%)

CMYK9.2%, 29%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,822,723

CSS custom property--colour: #775D83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#88A27C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6782no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#76626Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 27 Steel blue · ΔE 28.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69835D

Analogous#645D83, #835D7C

Triadic#83775D, #5D8377

Split complementary#7C835D, #5D8364

Tetradic#83645D, #69835D, #5D7C83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9CFDD

Lighter +30%#C1B1C8

Lighter +20%#A993B3

Lighter +10%#91769D

Darker −10%#5C4865

Darker −20%#413347

Darker −30%#261D2A

Darker −40%#0B080C

More saturated +25%#81419F

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R119

G93

B131

Red119 (46.7%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue281.05°

Saturation (HSL)16.96%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 5D · B 83

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