Colour

#786D94

#786D94
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#786D94 is a violet with RGB values 120, 109, 148 and HSL 257°, 15%, 50%. 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#786D94

RGBrgb(120, 109, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4275, 0.5804

RGB percentages47.1%, 42.7%, 58%

HSLhsl(256.9, 15.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 26.4%, 58%)

CMYK18.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,892,372

CSS custom property--colour: #786D94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#87926B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#657396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#667293no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#73737Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Gray · ΔE 24 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89946D

Analogous#6D7694, #8B6D94

Triadic#94786D, #6D9478

Split complementary#948B6D, #76946D

Tetradic#946D76, #89946D, #6D948B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E3EA

Lighter +30%#CAC5D5

Lighter +20%#AEA8BF

Lighter +10%#938AAA

Darker −10%#605777

Darker −20%#484259

Darker −30%#312C3C

Darker −40%#19161F

More saturated +25%#6A4DB4

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R120

G109

B148

Red120 (47.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue256.92°

Saturation (HSL)15.42%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 6D · B 94

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