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Recognised as Colour

#785F90

  • #785F90
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#785F90 is a violet with RGB values 120, 95, 144 and HSL 271°, 21%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#785F90#785F90
HEX#785F90
RGBrgb(120, 95, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3725, 0.5647
RGB percentages47.1%, 37.3%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(270.6, 20.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 34%, 56.5%)
CMYK16.7%, 34%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,888,784
CSS custom property--colour: #785F90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#87A06F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556892no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6A8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#756671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Plum · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77905F
Analogous#605F90, #905F8F
Triadic#90785F, #5F9078
Split complementary#8F905F, #5F9060
Tetradic#90605F, #77905F, #5F8F90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED7E4
Lighter +30%#C4B8D0
Lighter +20%#AB99BC
Lighter +10%#917AA8
Darker −10%#5E4B71
Darker −20%#453653
Darker −30%#2B2234
Darker −40%#120E15
More saturated +25%#7941AE
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R120
G95
B144
Red120 (47.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue270.61°
Saturation (HSL)20.5%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 5F · B 90

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