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Recognised as Colour

#735CB4

  • #735CB4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#735CB4 is a violet with RGB values 115, 92, 180 and HSL 256°, 37%, 53%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#735CB4#735CB4
HEX#735CB4
RGBrgb(115, 92, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3608, 0.7059
RGB percentages45.1%, 36.1%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(255.7, 37%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 48.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK36.1%, 48.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,560,372
CSS custom property--colour: #735CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#8CA34B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6CB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4069B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#636D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DB45C
Analogous#5C71B4, #9F5CB4
Triadic#B4735C, #5CB473
Split complementary#B49F5C, #71B45C
Tetradic#B45C71, #9DB45C, #5CB49F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE8F4
Lighter +30%#CDC5E4
Lighter +20%#AFA2D4
Lighter +10%#917FC4
Darker −10%#5B4697
Darker −20%#463674
Darker −30%#312552
Darker −40%#1C152F
More saturated +25%#653ED2
Less saturated −25%#817A96

Channel breakdown

R115
G92
B180
Red115 (45.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue255.68°
Saturation (HSL)36.97%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 5C · B B4

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