Colour

#74478A

#74478A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#74478A is a violet with RGB values 116, 71, 138 and HSL 280°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#74478A

RGBrgb(116, 71, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2784, 0.5412

RGB percentages45.5%, 27.8%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(280.3, 32.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 48.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK15.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,620,490

CSS custom property--colour: #74478A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#8BB875

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#39578Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#465A88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#725162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Purple · ΔE 29.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D8A47

Analogous#52478A, #8A477F

Triadic#8A7447, #478A74

Split complementary#7E8A47, #478A53

Tetradic#8A5347, #5D8A47, #477F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4BFDE

Lighter +30%#BD9DCD

Lighter +20%#A67CBB

Lighter +10%#905AAA

Darker −10%#583668

Darker −20%#3B2447

Darker −30%#1F1325

Darker −40%#030203

More saturated +25%#7D2DA4

Less saturated −25%#6B6170

Channel breakdown

R116

G71

B138

Red116 (45.5%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue280.3°

Saturation (HSL)32.06%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 47 · B 8A

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