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Recognised as Colour

#734DE2

  • #734DE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#734DE2 is a violet with RGB values 115, 77, 226 and HSL 255°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#734DE2#734DE2
HEX#734DE2
RGBrgb(115, 77, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.302, 0.8863
RGB percentages45.1%, 30.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(255.3, 72%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 65.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK49.1%, 65.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,556,578
CSS custom property--colour: #734DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#8CB21D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D7291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCE24D
Analogous#4D71E2, #BE4DE2
Triadic#E2734D, #4DE273
Split complementary#E2BE4D, #71E24D
Tetradic#E24D71, #BCE24D, #4DE2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFF
Lighter +30%#DAD1F7
Lighter +20%#B8A5F0
Lighter +10%#9579E9
Darker −10%#5223D9
Darker −20%#411CAD
Darker −30%#311581
Darker −40%#200E55
More saturated +25%#6633FC
Less saturated −25%#8067C8

Channel breakdown

R115
G77
B226
Red115 (45.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue255.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.98%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 4D · B E2

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