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Recognised as Colour

#795FB0

  • #795FB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#795FB0 is a violet with RGB values 121, 95, 176 and HSL 259°, 34%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#795FB0#795FB0
HEX#795FB0
RGBrgb(121, 95, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3725, 0.6902
RGB percentages47.5%, 37.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(259.3, 33.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 46%, 69%)
CMYK31.3%, 46%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,954,352
CSS custom property--colour: #795FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#86A04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6CAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96B05F
Analogous#5F6EB0, #A15FB0
Triadic#B0795F, #5FB079
Split complementary#B0A15F, #6EB05F
Tetradic#B05F6E, #96B05F, #5FB0A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE8F3
Lighter +30%#CFC5E3
Lighter +20%#B2A3D2
Lighter +10%#9681C1
Darker −10%#614993
Darker −20%#4A3871
Darker −30%#34274F
Darker −40%#1D162D
More saturated +25%#6E41CE
Less saturated −25%#847D92

Channel breakdown

R121
G95
B176
Red121 (47.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue259.26°
Saturation (HSL)33.89%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 5F · B B0

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