Colour

#7F778F

#7F778F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7F778F is a violet with RGB values 127, 119, 143 and HSL 260°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F778F#7F778F

HEX#7F778F

RGBrgb(127, 119, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.4667, 0.5608

RGB percentages49.8%, 46.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(260, 9.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 16.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK11.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,353,679

CSS custom property--colour: #7F778F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#808870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737B90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#747B8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7C7A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Dim grey · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 22.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#878F77

Analogous#777B8F, #8B778F

Triadic#8F7F77, #778F7F

Split complementary#8F8B77, #7B8F77

Tetradic#8F777B, #878F77, #778F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E7EB

Lighter +30%#CECBD4

Lighter +20%#B4AFBD

Lighter +10%#9993A6

Darker −10%#665F74

Darker −20%#4D4858

Darker −30%#35313C

Darker −40%#1C1A20

More saturated +25%#7558AE

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R127

G119

B143

Red127 (49.8%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)9.68%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 77 · B 8F

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