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Recognised as Colour

#7505AE

  • #7505AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7505AE is a violet with RGB values 117, 5, 174 and HSL 280°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7505AE#7505AE
HEX#7505AE
RGBrgb(117, 5, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0196, 0.6824
RGB percentages45.9%, 2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(279.8, 94.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 97.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK32.8%, 97.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,669,166
CSS custom property--colour: #7505AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#8AFA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B3F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Dark blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EAE05
Analogous#2005AE, #AE0593
Triadic#AE7505, #05AE75
Split complementary#93AE05, #05AE20
Tetradic#AE2005, #3EAE05, #0593AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D384FB
Lighter +30%#C152FA
Lighter +20%#B020F9
Lighter +10%#9606E0
Darker −10%#54047C
Darker −20%#32024B
Darker −30%#110119
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7700B3
Less saturated −25%#6E1B98

Channel breakdown

R117
G5
B174
Red117 (45.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue279.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 05 · B AE

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