Colour

#78468C

#78468C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#78468C is a violet with RGB values 120, 70, 140 and HSL 283°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#78468C

RGBrgb(120, 70, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2745, 0.549

RGB percentages47.1%, 27.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(282.9, 33.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 50%, 54.9%)

CMYK14.3%, 50%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,882,380

CSS custom property--colour: #78468C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#87B973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#38578Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#465C8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#775062no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Purple · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A8C46

Analogous#55468C, #8C467D

Triadic#8C7846, #468C78

Split complementary#7D8C46, #468C55

Tetradic#8C5546, #5A8C46, #467D8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6BFDF

Lighter +30%#C09DCE

Lighter +20%#AA7BBD

Lighter +10%#9459AC

Darker −10%#5B356A

Darker −20%#3E2448

Darker −30%#211326

Darker −40%#030204

More saturated +25%#832CA6

Less saturated −25%#6D6072

Channel breakdown

R120

G70

B140

Red120 (47.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 46 · B 8C

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