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Recognised as Colour

#74239F

  • #74239F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#74239F is a violet with RGB values 116, 35, 159 and HSL 279°, 64%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#74239F#74239F
HEX#74239F
RGBrgb(116, 35, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1373, 0.6235
RGB percentages45.5%, 13.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(279.2, 63.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 78%, 62.4%)
CMYK27%, 78%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,611,295
CSS custom property--colour: #74239F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#8BDC60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004E9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#6E4160no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Indigo · ΔE 12.8Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7Purple · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E9F23
Analogous#36239F, #9F238C
Triadic#9F7423, #239F74
Split complementary#8C9F23, #239F36
Tetradic#9F3623, #4E9F23, #238C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2A3EB
Lighter +30%#BD79E2
Lighter +20%#A950D8
Lighter +10%#922CC9
Darker −10%#561A75
Darker −20%#37114B
Darker −30%#190722
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B0BB7
Less saturated −25%#6D3B87

Channel breakdown

R116
G35
B159
Red116 (45.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue279.19°
Saturation (HSL)63.92%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 23 · B 9F

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