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Colour

#742DBB

  • #742DBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#742DBB is a violet with RGB values 116, 45, 187 and HSL 270°, 61%, 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

#742DBB#742DBB
HEX#742DBB
RGBrgb(116, 45, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1765, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 17.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270, 61.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 75.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,613,883
CSS custom property--colour: #742DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#8BD244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#645273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Indigo · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74BB2D
Analogous#2D2DBB, #BB2DBB
Triadic#BB742D, #2DBB74
Split complementary#BBBB2D, #2DBB2D
Tetradic#BB2D2D, #74BB2D, #2DBBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC3F1
Lighter +30%#C19AE7
Lighter +20%#A771DD
Lighter +10%#8E48D3
Darker −10%#5B2392
Darker −20%#411969
Darker −30%#280F40
Darker −40%#0E0517
More saturated +25%#7410D8
Less saturated −25%#744A9E

Channel breakdown

R116
G45
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)61.21%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 2D · B BB

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