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Recognised as Colour

#78688B

  • #78688B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#78688B is a violet with RGB values 120, 104, 139 and HSL 267°, 14%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#78688B#78688B
HEX#78688B
RGBrgb(120, 104, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4078, 0.5451
RGB percentages47.1%, 40.8%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(267.4, 14.4%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 25.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK13.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,083
CSS custom property--colour: #78688B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#879774

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626E8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#656F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#756D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B8B68
Analogous#68698B, #89688B
Triadic#8B7868, #688B78
Split complementary#8B8968, #698B68
Tetradic#8B6869, #7B8B68, #688B89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDBE4
Lighter +30%#C5BECE
Lighter +20%#ABA1B8
Lighter +10%#9283A3
Darker −10%#5F526E
Darker −20%#463C51
Darker −30%#2C2733
Darker −40%#131116
More saturated +25%#754AA9
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R120
G104
B139
Red120 (47.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue267.43°
Saturation (HSL)14.4%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 68 · B 8B

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