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Recognised as Colour

#745EA9

  • #745EA9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#745EA9 is a violet with RGB values 116, 94, 169 and HSL 258°, 30%, 52%. 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

#745EA9#745EA9
HEX#745EA9
RGBrgb(116, 94, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3686, 0.6627
RGB percentages45.5%, 36.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(257.6, 30.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 44.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK31.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,626,409
CSS custom property--colour: #745EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8BA156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#476BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6AA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#686C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93A95E
Analogous#5E6EA9, #995EA9
Triadic#A9745E, #5EA974
Split complementary#A9995E, #6EA95E
Tetradic#A95E6E, #93A95E, #5EA999

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E3F0
Lighter +30%#CAC2DE
Lighter +20%#ADA0CD
Lighter +10%#917FBB
Darker −10%#5D4A8A
Darker −20%#463869
Darker −30%#302648
Darker −40%#1A1526
More saturated +25%#673FC8
Less saturated −25%#817D8A

Channel breakdown

R116
G94
B169
Red116 (45.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue257.6°
Saturation (HSL)30.36%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 5E · B A9

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