Colour

#733DFF

#733DFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#733DFF is a violet with RGB values 115, 61, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#733DFF#733DFF

HEX#733DFF

RGBrgb(115, 61, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2392, 1

RGB percentages45.1%, 23.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(256.7, 100%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 76.1%, 100%)

CMYK54.9%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,552,511

CSS custom property--colour: #733DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#8CC200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#33759Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.2 Medium blue · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Blue · ΔE 26.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FF3D

Analogous#3D68FF, #D43DFF

Triadic#FF733D, #3DFF73

Split complementary#FFD43D, #68FF3D

Tetradic#FF3D68, #C9FF3D, #3DFFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1D6FF

Lighter +20%#BDA3FF

Lighter +10%#9870FF

Darker −10%#4E0AFF

Darker −20%#3C00D6

Darker −30%#2D00A3

Darker −40%#1F0070

More saturated +25%#733DFF

Less saturated −25%#7E55E7

Channel breakdown

R115

G61

B255

Red115 (45.1%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue256.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 3D · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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