Colour

#74009D

#74009D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#74009D is a violet with RGB values 116, 0, 157 and HSL 284°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#74009D

RGBrgb(116, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages45.5%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(284.3, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK26.1%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,602,333

CSS custom property--colour: #74009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#8BFF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#00489Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6F355Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1 Purple · ΔE 18.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#299D00

Analogous#26009D, #9D0077

Triadic#9D7400, #009D74

Split complementary#789D00, #009D25

Tetradic#9D2500, #299D00, #00779D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D86AFF

Lighter +30%#CB37FF

Lighter +20%#BD04FF

Lighter +10%#9A00D0

Darker −10%#4E006A

Darker −20%#290037

Darker −30%#030004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#74009D

Less saturated −25%#6B1489

Channel breakdown

R116

B157

Red116 (45.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue284.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 00 · B 9D

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