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Recognised as Colour

#7500AC

  • #7500AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7500AC is a violet with RGB values 117, 0, 172 and HSL 281°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7500AC#7500AC
HEX#7500AC
RGBrgb(117, 0, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0, 0.6745
RGB percentages45.9%, 0%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(280.8, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK32%, 100%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,667,884
CSS custom property--colour: #7500AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#8AFF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C3D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37AC00
Analogous#1F00AC, #AC008D
Triadic#AC7500, #00AC75
Split complementary#8DAC00, #00AC1F
Tetradic#AC1F00, #37AC00, #008DAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D479FF
Lighter +30%#C446FF
Lighter +20%#B413FF
Lighter +10%#9800DF
Darker −10%#520079
Darker −20%#300046
Darker −30%#0D0013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500AC
Less saturated −25%#6D1697

Channel breakdown

R117
G0
B172
Red117 (45.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue280.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 00 · B AC

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