Colour

#794C83

#794C83
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#794C83 is a violet with RGB values 121, 76, 131 and HSL 289°, 27%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#794C83

RGBrgb(121, 76, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.298, 0.5137

RGB percentages47.5%, 29.8%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(289.1, 26.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 42%, 51.4%)

CMYK7.6%, 42%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,949,443

CSS custom property--colour: #794C83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#86B37C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#455A85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#505E81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7A5361no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.4 Medium purple · ΔE 32 Purple · ΔE 34.1 Plum · ΔE 34.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56834C

Analogous#5E4C83, #834C72

Triadic#83794C, #4C8379

Split complementary#71834C, #4C835E

Tetradic#835E4C, #56834C, #4C7183

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6C0DB

Lighter +30%#C1A0C8

Lighter +20%#AB80B5

Lighter +10%#9660A2

Darker −10%#5B3963

Darker −20%#3D2742

Darker −30%#201422

Darker −40%#020102

More saturated +25%#89329D

Less saturated −25%#696669

Channel breakdown

R121

G76

B131

Red121 (47.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)26.57%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 4C · B 83

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