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Recognised as Colour

#78488D

  • #78488D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#78488D is a violet with RGB values 120, 72, 141 and HSL 282°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#78488D#78488D
HEX#78488D
RGBrgb(120, 72, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2824, 0.5529
RGB percentages47.1%, 28.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(281.7, 32.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 48.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK14.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,882,893
CSS custom property--colour: #78488D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#87B772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A598Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#485D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#775264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Purple · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Midnight blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D8D48
Analogous#55488D, #8D4880
Triadic#8D7848, #488D78
Split complementary#808D48, #488D55
Tetradic#8D5548, #5D8D48, #48808D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C1E0
Lighter +30%#C0A0CE
Lighter +20%#AA7EBD
Lighter +10%#945CAC
Darker −10%#5B376B
Darker −20%#3F2649
Darker −30%#221428
Darker −40%#050306
More saturated +25%#822DA8
Less saturated −25%#6E6372

Channel breakdown

R120
G72
B141
Red120 (47.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)32.39%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 48 · B 8D

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