Colour

#741AB6

#741AB6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#741AB6 is a violet with RGB values 116, 26, 182 and HSL 275°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#741AB6

RGBrgb(116, 26, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.102, 0.7137

RGB percentages45.5%, 10.2%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(274.6, 75%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 85.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK36.3%, 85.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,609,014

CSS custom property--colour: #741AB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1

Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8BE549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#67486Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7 Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark violet · ΔE 16.8 Indigo · ΔE 19.6 Dark blue · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CB61A

Analogous#261AB6, #B61AAA

Triadic#B6741A, #1AB674

Split complementary#AAB61A, #1AB626

Tetradic#B6261A, #5CB61A, #1AAAB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4A9F3

Lighter +30%#BD7DEC

Lighter +20%#A750E6

Lighter +10%#9023E0

Darker −10%#581489

Darker −20%#3B0D5D

Darker −30%#1F0730

Darker −40%#020003

More saturated +25%#7800D0

Less saturated −25%#70349C

Channel breakdown

R116

G26

B182

Red116 (45.5%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue274.62°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 1A · B B6

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