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Recognised as Colour

#786F89

  • #786F89
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#786F89 is a violet with RGB values 120, 111, 137 and HSL 261°, 10%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#786F89#786F89
HEX#786F89
RGBrgb(120, 111, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4353, 0.5373
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(260.8, 10.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 19%, 53.7%)
CMYK12.4%, 19%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,892,873
CSS custom property--colour: #786F89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#879076

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A738Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#757378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Dim grey · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80896F
Analogous#6F7389, #856F89
Triadic#89786F, #6F8978
Split complementary#89856F, #73896F
Tetradic#896F73, #80896F, #6F8985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DFE5
Lighter +30%#C7C3CE
Lighter +20%#ACA7B7
Lighter +10%#928AA1
Darker −10%#5F586D
Darker −20%#474151
Darker −30%#2E2B34
Darker −40%#151418
More saturated +25%#6E50A8
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R120
G111
B137
Red120 (47.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)10.48%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6F · B 89

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