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Recognised as Colour

#744A83

  • #744A83
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#744A83 is a violet with RGB values 116, 74, 131 and HSL 284°, 28%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#744A83#744A83
HEX#744A83
RGBrgb(116, 74, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2902, 0.5137
RGB percentages45.5%, 29%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(284.2, 27.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 43.5%, 51.4%)
CMYK11.5%, 43.5%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,621,251
CSS custom property--colour: #744A83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10249WCAG 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 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#8BB57C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415785no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5B81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#745260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.2Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4Purple · ΔE 33.6Slate blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59834A
Analogous#584A83, #834A75
Triadic#83744A, #4A8374
Split complementary#76834A, #4A8358
Tetradic#83584A, #59834A, #4A7683

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3BEDB
Lighter +30%#BD9EC8
Lighter +20%#A77DB6
Lighter +10%#915DA3
Darker −10%#573862
Darker −20%#3A2542
Darker −30%#1D1321
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#80309D
Less saturated −25%#686469

Channel breakdown

R116
G74
B131
Red116 (45.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue284.21°
Saturation (HSL)27.8%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 4A · B 83

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