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Colour

#795D8C

  • #795D8C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#795D8C is a violet with RGB values 121, 93, 140 and HSL 276°, 20%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#795D8C#795D8C
HEX#795D8C
RGBrgb(121, 93, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3647, 0.549
RGB percentages47.5%, 36.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(275.7, 20.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 33.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK13.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,953,804
CSS custom property--colour: #795D8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#86A273

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55668Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B688Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77636Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Gray · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#708C5D
Analogous#615D8C, #8C5D88
Triadic#8C795D, #5D8C79
Split complementary#888C5D, #5D8C61
Tetradic#8C615D, #708C5D, #5D888C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD3E2
Lighter +30%#C3B4CE
Lighter +20%#AB96B9
Lighter +10%#9277A5
Darker −10%#5F496D
Darker −20%#44344F
Darker −30%#2A2030
Darker −40%#0F0C11
More saturated +25%#7F40A9
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R121
G93
B140
Red121 (47.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue275.74°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 5D · B 8C

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