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Recognised as Colour

#733BB0

  • #733BB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#733BB0 is a violet with RGB values 115, 59, 176 and HSL 269°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#733BB0#733BB0
HEX#733BB0
RGBrgb(115, 59, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2314, 0.6902
RGB percentages45.1%, 23.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(268.7, 49.8%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 66.5%, 69%)
CMYK34.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,551,920
CSS custom property--colour: #733BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#8CC44F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0558ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#675570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Indigo · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78B03B
Analogous#3B3DB0, #AE3BB0
Triadic#B0733B, #3BB073
Split complementary#B0AE3B, #3DB03B
Tetradic#B03B3D, #78B03B, #3BB0AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBCAED
Lighter +30%#C1A4E0
Lighter +20%#A77DD4
Lighter +10%#8D57C7
Darker −10%#5A2E8A
Darker −20%#412164
Darker −30%#28153D
Darker −40%#0F0817
More saturated +25%#721ECD
Less saturated −25%#745893

Channel breakdown

R115
G59
B176
Red115 (45.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue268.72°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 3B · B B0

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