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Recognised as Colour

#745EA3

  • #745EA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#745EA3 is a violet with RGB values 116, 94, 163 and HSL 259°, 27%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#745EA3#745EA3
HEX#745EA3
RGBrgb(116, 94, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3686, 0.6392
RGB percentages45.5%, 36.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(259.1, 27.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 42.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,626,403
CSS custom property--colour: #745EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8BA15C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E69A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6A6A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DA35E
Analogous#5E6AA3, #975EA3
Triadic#A3745E, #5EA374
Split complementary#A3965E, #6BA35E
Tetradic#A35E6A, #8DA35E, #5EA397

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E0ED
Lighter +30%#C8BFDB
Lighter +20%#AC9FC8
Lighter +10%#907EB6
Darker −10%#5D4B83
Darker −20%#463863
Darker −30%#2F2642
Darker −40%#181322
More saturated +25%#693EC3
Less saturated −25%#7F7E83

Channel breakdown

R116
G94
B163
Red116 (45.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue259.13°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 5E · B A3

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