Colour

#742CBB

#742CBB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#742CBB is a violet with RGB values 116, 44, 187 and HSL 270°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#742CBB

RGBrgb(116, 44, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1725, 0.7333

RGB percentages45.5%, 17.3%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(270.2, 61.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 76.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK38%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,613,627

CSS custom property--colour: #742CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#8BD344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#645172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9 Indigo · ΔE 18.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21 Dark violet · ΔE 21.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73BB2C

Analogous#2C2CBB, #BB2CBB

Triadic#BB742C, #2CBB74

Split complementary#BBBB2C, #2CBB2C

Tetradic#BB2C2C, #73BB2C, #2CBBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAC2F1

Lighter +30%#C099E7

Lighter +20%#A770DD

Lighter +10%#8D46D4

Darker −10%#5A2292

Darker −20%#411968

Darker −30%#270F3F

Darker −40%#0E0516

More saturated +25%#740FD8

Less saturated −25%#74499E

Channel breakdown

R116

G44

B187

Red116 (45.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue270.21°

Saturation (HSL)61.9%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 2C · B BB

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