Colour

#786D8D

#786D8D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#786D8D is a violet with RGB values 120, 109, 141 and HSL 261°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#786D8D

RGBrgb(120, 109, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4275, 0.5529

RGB percentages47.1%, 42.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(260.6, 12.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 22.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK14.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,892,365

CSS custom property--colour: #786D8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#879272

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67728Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#69728Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#757278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Gray · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#828D6D

Analogous#6D728D, #886D8D

Triadic#8D786D, #6D8D78

Split complementary#8D886D, #728D6D

Tetradic#8D6D72, #828D6D, #6D8D88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DFE7

Lighter +30%#C7C3D0

Lighter +20%#ADA6BA

Lighter +10%#9289A4

Darker −10%#605770

Darker −20%#474153

Darker −30%#2F2A37

Darker −40%#16141A

More saturated +25%#6E4EAC

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R120

G109

B141

Red120 (47.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue260.63°

Saturation (HSL)12.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 6D · B 8D

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