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Colour

#7500BD

  • #7500BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#7500BD is a violet with RGB values 117, 0, 189 and HSL 277°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#7500BD#7500BD
HEX#7500BD
RGBrgb(117, 0, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.9%, 0%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(277.1, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.1%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,667,901
CSS custom property--colour: #7500BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#8AFF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#66466Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.4Blue violet · ΔE 11.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 24.1Dark blue · ΔE 25.6Indigo · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48BD00
Analogous#1600BD, #BD00A7
Triadic#BD7500, #00BD75
Split complementary#A7BD00, #00BD16
Tetradic#BD1600, #48BD00, #00A7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D28AFF
Lighter +30%#BF57FF
Lighter +20%#AC24FF
Lighter +10%#9500F0
Darker −10%#55008A
Darker −20%#360057
Darker −30%#160024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500BD
Less saturated −25%#6F18A5

Channel breakdown

R117
G0
B189
Red117 (45.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 00 · B BD

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