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Recognised as Colour

#7434BB

  • #7434BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7434BB is a violet with RGB values 116, 52, 187 and HSL 268°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7434BB#7434BB
HEX#7434BB
RGBrgb(116, 52, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2039, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 20.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(268.4, 56.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 72.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 72.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,615,675
CSS custom property--colour: #7434BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#8BCB44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#645574no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BBB34
Analogous#3437BB, #B734BB
Triadic#BB7434, #34BB74
Split complementary#BBB834, #37BB34
Tetradic#BB3438, #7BBB34, #34BBB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDCBF0
Lighter +30%#C2A3E5
Lighter +20%#A87BDA
Lighter +10%#8E53CF
Darker −10%#5B2993
Darker −20%#421E6B
Darker −30%#2A1343
Darker −40%#11081B
More saturated +25%#7216D9
Less saturated −25%#76529D

Channel breakdown

R116
G52
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue268.44°
Saturation (HSL)56.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 34 · B BB

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