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Colour

#734AE6

  • #734AE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#734AE6 is a violet with RGB values 115, 74, 230 and HSL 256°, 76%, 60%. 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

#734AE6#734AE6
HEX#734AE6
RGBrgb(115, 74, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2902, 0.902
RGB percentages45.1%, 29%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(255.8, 75.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 67.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK50%, 67.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,555,814
CSS custom property--colour: #734AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#8CB519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A7292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDE64A
Analogous#4A6FE6, #C14AE6
Triadic#E6734A, #4AE673
Split complementary#E6C14A, #6FE64A
Tetradic#E64A6F, #BDE64A, #4AE6C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#DBD0F9
Lighter +20%#B8A4F2
Lighter +10%#9677EC
Darker −10%#511FDE
Darker −20%#4119B1
Darker −30%#301285
Darker −40%#200C58
More saturated +25%#6731FF
Less saturated −25%#7F64CC

Channel breakdown

R115
G74
B230
Red115 (45.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue255.77°
Saturation (HSL)75.73%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 4A · B E6

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