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Recognised as Colour

#744ED4

  • #744ED4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#744ED4 is a violet with RGB values 116, 78, 212 and HSL 257°, 61%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#744ED4#744ED4
HEX#744ED4
RGBrgb(116, 78, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3059, 0.8314
RGB percentages45.5%, 30.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(257, 60.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257, 63.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK45.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,622,356
CSS custom property--colour: #744ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#8BB12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#576D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AED44E
Analogous#4E6BD4, #B74ED4
Triadic#D4744E, #4ED474
Split complementary#D4B74E, #6BD44E
Tetradic#D44E6B, #AED44E, #4ED4B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2FC
Lighter +30%#D5C9F2
Lighter +20%#B4A0E8
Lighter +10%#9477DE
Darker −10%#582FC0
Darker −20%#452597
Darker −30%#321B6E
Darker −40%#201145
More saturated +25%#6833F0
Less saturated −25%#806AB9

Channel breakdown

R116
G78
B212
Red116 (45.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue257.01°
Saturation (HSL)60.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 4E · B D4

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