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Recognised as Colour

#734DBC

  • #734DBC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#734DBC is a violet with RGB values 115, 77, 188 and HSL 261°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#734DBC#734DBC
HEX#734DBC
RGBrgb(115, 77, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.302, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.1%, 30.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(260.5, 45.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 59%, 73.7%)
CMYK38.8%, 59%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,556,540
CSS custom property--colour: #734DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#8CB243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0464C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D62BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#61657Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.2Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96BC4D
Analogous#4D5FBC, #AB4DBC
Triadic#BC734D, #4DBC73
Split complementary#BCAA4D, #5FBC4D
Tetradic#BC4D5F, #96BC4D, #4DBCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E1F4
Lighter +30%#CABCE6
Lighter +20%#AD97D8
Lighter +10%#9072CA
Darker −10%#5C3B9B
Darker −20%#462D76
Darker −30%#301F51
Darker −40%#1A112C
More saturated +25%#692EDB
Less saturated −25%#7D6C9D

Channel breakdown

R115
G77
B188
Red115 (45.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue260.54°
Saturation (HSL)45.31%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 4D · B BC

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