Colour

#79667E

#79667E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#79667E is a violet with RGB values 121, 102, 126 and HSL 287°, 11%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#79667E

RGBrgb(121, 102, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4, 0.4941

RGB percentages47.5%, 40%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(287.5, 10.5%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 19%, 49.4%)

CMYK4%, 19%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,956,094

CSS custom property--colour: #79667E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#869981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646B7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#676D7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#79686Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Dim grey · ΔE 16.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Gray · ΔE 18 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B7E66

Analogous#6D667E, #7E6677

Triadic#7E7966, #667E79

Split complementary#777E66, #667E6D

Tetradic#7E6D66, #6B7E66, #66777E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAD4DC

Lighter +30%#C2B8C5

Lighter +20%#AB9CAE

Lighter +10%#937F98

Darker −10%#5E4F62

Darker −20%#433846

Darker −30%#282229

Darker −40%#0D0B0D

More saturated +25%#8A4A9B

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R121

G102

B126

Red121 (47.5%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue287.5°

Saturation (HSL)10.53%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 66 · B 7E

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Colour values

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