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Recognised as Colour

#733BDE

  • #733BDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#733BDE is a violet with RGB values 115, 59, 222 and HSL 261°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#733BDE#733BDE
HEX#733BDE
RGBrgb(115, 59, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2314, 0.8706
RGB percentages45.1%, 23.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(260.6, 71.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 73.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK48.2%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,551,966
CSS custom property--colour: #733BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#8CC421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#51678Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Dark blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6DE3B
Analogous#3B55DE, #C43BDE
Triadic#DE733B, #3BDE73
Split complementary#DEC43B, #55DE3B
Tetradic#DE3B55, #A6DE3B, #3BDEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EAFB
Lighter +30%#D1BEF4
Lighter +20%#B192ED
Lighter +10%#9267E5
Darker −10%#5921C5
Darker −20%#461A99
Darker −30%#32126E
Darker −40%#1E0B42
More saturated +25%#6A1EFB
Less saturated −25%#7C58C1

Channel breakdown

R115
G59
B222
Red115 (45.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue260.61°
Saturation (HSL)71.18%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 3B · B DE

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