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Recognised as Colour

#734F80

  • #734F80
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#734F80 is a violet with RGB values 115, 79, 128 and HSL 284°, 24%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#734F80#734F80
HEX#734F80
RGBrgb(115, 79, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3098, 0.502
RGB percentages45.1%, 31%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(284.1, 23.7%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 38.3%, 50.2%)
CMYK10.2%, 38.3%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,556,992
CSS custom property--colour: #734F80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#8CB07F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485A82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#505E7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#735561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 32Dim grey · ΔE 33.1Steel blue · ΔE 33.2Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C804F
Analogous#5B4F80, #804F75
Triadic#80734F, #4F8073
Split complementary#75804F, #4F805A
Tetradic#805A4F, #5C804F, #4F7580

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C2D9
Lighter +30%#BCA2C6
Lighter +20%#A683B2
Lighter +10%#8F639F
Darker −10%#573C60
Darker −20%#3A2841
Darker −30%#1E1521
Darker −40%#020102
More saturated +25%#7F359A
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R115
G79
B128
Red115 (45.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue284.08°
Saturation (HSL)23.67%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 4F · B 80

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