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Colour

#796D8A

  • #796D8A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#796D8A is a violet with RGB values 121, 109, 138 and HSL 265°, 12%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#796D8A#796D8A
HEX#796D8A
RGBrgb(121, 109, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4275, 0.5412
RGB percentages47.5%, 42.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(264.8, 11.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 21%, 54.1%)
CMYK12.3%, 21%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,957,898
CSS custom property--colour: #796D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#869275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68728Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#777177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E8A6D
Analogous#6D708A, #876D8A
Triadic#8A796D, #6D8A79
Split complementary#8A876D, #6F8A6D
Tetradic#8A6D70, #7E8A6D, #6D8A87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DEE5
Lighter +30%#C7C2CE
Lighter +20%#ADA5B8
Lighter +10%#9389A1
Darker −10%#60566E
Darker −20%#474051
Darker −30%#2E2935
Darker −40%#151318
More saturated +25%#744EA9
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R121
G109
B138
Red121 (47.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue264.83°
Saturation (HSL)11.74%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 6D · B 8A

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