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Recognised as Colour

#7349CD

  • #7349CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7349CD is a violet with RGB values 115, 73, 205 and HSL 259°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7349CD#7349CD
HEX#7349CD
RGBrgb(115, 73, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2863, 0.8039
RGB percentages45.1%, 28.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(259.1, 56.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 64.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK43.9%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,555,533
CSS custom property--colour: #7349CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8CB632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#596884no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3CD49
Analogous#4961CD, #B549CD
Triadic#CD7349, #49CD73
Split complementary#CDB549, #61CD49
Tetradic#CD4961, #A3CD49, #49CDB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE9F9
Lighter +30%#CFC1EE
Lighter +20%#B199E3
Lighter +10%#9271D8
Darker −10%#5A31B2
Darker −20%#46268A
Darker −30%#321B62
Darker −40%#1D103A
More saturated +25%#682CEA
Less saturated −25%#7E66B0

Channel breakdown

R115
G73
B205
Red115 (45.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue259.09°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 49 · B CD

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