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Recognised as Colour

#74487D

  • #74487D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#74487D is a violet with RGB values 116, 72, 125 and HSL 290°, 27%, 39%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#74487D#74487D
HEX#74487D
RGBrgb(116, 72, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2824, 0.4902
RGB percentages45.5%, 28.2%, 49%
HSLhsl(289.8, 26.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 42.4%, 49%)
CMYK7.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,620,733
CSS custom property--colour: #74487D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#8BB782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41557Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5A7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#754E5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 33.7Purple · ΔE 34.5Midnight blue · ΔE 34.8Plum · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#517D48
Analogous#59487D, #7D486C
Triadic#7D7448, #487D74
Split complementary#6B7D48, #487D59
Tetradic#7D5948, #517D48, #486C7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2BAD7
Lighter +30%#BD99C5
Lighter +20%#A879B2
Lighter +10%#925B9D
Darker −10%#56355D
Darker −20%#38233C
Darker −30%#1A101C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#842F96
Less saturated −25%#646164

Channel breakdown

R116
G72
B125
Red116 (45.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue289.81°
Saturation (HSL)26.9%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 48 · B 7D

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