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Recognised as Colour

#744DA4

  • #744DA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#744DA4 is a violet with RGB values 116, 77, 164 and HSL 267°, 36%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#744DA4#744DA4
HEX#744DA4
RGBrgb(116, 77, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.302, 0.6431
RGB percentages45.5%, 30.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(266.9, 36.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 53%, 64.3%)
CMYK29.3%, 53%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,622,052
CSS custom property--colour: #744DA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#8BB25B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F5FA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B60A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B5D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Midnight blue · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DA44D
Analogous#4D52A4, #9F4DA4
Triadic#A4744D, #4DA474
Split complementary#A49F4D, #52A44D
Tetradic#A44D52, #7DA44D, #4DA49F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD3EA
Lighter +30%#C3B0DA
Lighter +20%#A88DCA
Lighter +10%#8E6BB9
Darker −10%#5B3D81
Darker −20%#432C5F
Darker −30%#2A1C3C
Darker −40%#120C19
More saturated +25%#712FC2
Less saturated −25%#776B86

Channel breakdown

R116
G77
B164
Red116 (45.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue266.9°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 4D · B A4

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