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Recognised as Colour

#743C80

  • #743C80
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#743C80 is a violet with RGB values 116, 60, 128 and HSL 289°, 36%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#743C80#743C80
HEX#743C80
RGBrgb(116, 60, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2353, 0.502
RGB percentages45.5%, 23.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(289.4, 36.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 53.1%, 50.2%)
CMYK9.4%, 53.1%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,617,664
CSS custom property--colour: #743C80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#8BC37F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304E82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#42547Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#754558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 25Dark magenta · ΔE 28.8Midnight blue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48803C
Analogous#523C80, #803C6A
Triadic#80743C, #3C8074
Split complementary#6A803C, #3C8052
Tetradic#80523C, #48803C, #3C6A80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2AFD9
Lighter +30%#BE8CC9
Lighter +20%#AB69B9
Lighter +10%#934CA3
Darker −10%#552C5D
Darker −20%#351B3B
Darker −30%#160B18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832598
Less saturated −25%#655469

Channel breakdown

R116
G60
B128
Red116 (45.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)36.17%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 3C · B 80

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