Colour

#796F8A

#796F8A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#796F8A is a violet with RGB values 121, 111, 138 and HSL 262°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#796F8A

RGBrgb(121, 111, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4353, 0.5412

RGB percentages47.5%, 43.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(262.2, 10.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 19.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK12.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,410

CSS custom property--colour: #796F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#869075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A738Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#767378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#808A6F

Analogous#6F738A, #866F8A

Triadic#8A796F, #6F8A79

Split complementary#8A876F, #738A6F

Tetradic#8A6F73, #808A6F, #6F8A86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DFE6

Lighter +30%#C7C3CF

Lighter +20%#ADA7B8

Lighter +10%#938BA1

Darker −10%#60586E

Darker −20%#474251

Darker −30%#2F2B35

Darker −40%#161419

More saturated +25%#7150A9

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R121

G111

B138

Red121 (47.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue262.22°

Saturation (HSL)10.84%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 6F · B 8A

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