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Recognised as Colour

#7404A5

  • #7404A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7404A5 is a violet with RGB values 116, 4, 165 and HSL 282°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7404A5#7404A5
HEX#7404A5
RGBrgb(116, 4, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0157, 0.6471
RGB percentages45.5%, 1.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(281.7, 95.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 97.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK29.7%, 97.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,603,365
CSS custom property--colour: #7404A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#8BFB5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6D3A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35A504
Analogous#2304A5, #A50486
Triadic#A57404, #04A574
Split complementary#86A504, #04A523
Tetradic#A52304, #35A504, #0486A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D479FC
Lighter +30%#C447FB
Lighter +20%#B416F9
Lighter +10%#9705D7
Darker −10%#510373
Darker −20%#2E0241
Darker −30%#0B0010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7600A9
Less saturated −25%#6C1990

Channel breakdown

R116
G4
B165
Red116 (45.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)95.27%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 04 · B A5

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