Colour

#73368B

#73368B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#73368B is a violet with RGB values 115, 54, 139 and HSL 283°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#73368B

RGBrgb(115, 54, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2118, 0.5451

RGB percentages45.1%, 21.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(283.1, 44%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 61.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK17.3%, 61.2%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,550,603

CSS custom property--colour: #73368B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#8CC974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D4D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#355289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#71455Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Purple · ΔE 18.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6 Indigo · ΔE 24.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E8B36

Analogous#48368B, #8B3679

Triadic#8B7336, #368B73

Split complementary#798B36, #368B49

Tetradic#8B4936, #4E8B36, #36798B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1AEDF

Lighter +30%#BD89D1

Lighter +20%#A864C3

Lighter +10%#9144B0

Darker −10%#552866

Darker −20%#361942

Darker −30%#180B1D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E1EA3

Less saturated −25%#684E73

Channel breakdown

R115

G54

B139

Red115 (45.1%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue283.06°

Saturation (HSL)44.04%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 36 · B 8B

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