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Recognised as Colour

#73467D

  • #73467D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#73467D is a violet with RGB values 115, 70, 125 and HSL 289°, 28%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#73467D#73467D
HEX#73467D
RGBrgb(115, 70, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2745, 0.4902
RGB percentages45.1%, 27.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(289.1, 28.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 44%, 49%)
CMYK8%, 44%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,554,685
CSS custom property--colour: #73467D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#8CB982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E547Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A597Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#744D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 33.1Purple · ΔE 33.3Midnight blue · ΔE 33.7Slate blue · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#507D46
Analogous#58467D, #7D466B
Triadic#7D7346, #467D73
Split complementary#6B7D46, #467D58
Tetradic#7D5846, #507D46, #466B7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1B8D7
Lighter +30%#BD97C5
Lighter +20%#A876B3
Lighter +10%#91589E
Darker −10%#55345C
Darker −20%#37213C
Darker −30%#190F1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832E95
Less saturated −25%#635E65

Channel breakdown

R115
G70
B125
Red115 (45.1%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)28.21%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 46 · B 7D

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