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Colour

#744CBF

  • #744CBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#744CBF is a violet with RGB values 116, 76, 191 and HSL 261°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#744CBF#744CBF
HEX#744CBF
RGBrgb(116, 76, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.298, 0.749
RGB percentages45.5%, 29.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(260.9, 47.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 60.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,621,823
CSS custom property--colour: #744CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#8BB340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1562BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#61657Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97BF4C
Analogous#4C5EBF, #AD4CBF
Triadic#BF744C, #4CBF74
Split complementary#BFAE4C, #5DBF4C
Tetradic#BF4C5E, #97BF4C, #4CBFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E2F5
Lighter +30%#CCBDE7
Lighter +20%#AE97DA
Lighter +10%#9172CC
Darker −10%#5C399F
Darker −20%#472B7A
Darker −30%#311E54
Darker −40%#1B112E
More saturated +25%#6B2EDD
Less saturated −25%#7D6AA1

Channel breakdown

R116
G76
B191
Red116 (45.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue260.87°
Saturation (HSL)47.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 4C · B BF

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