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Colour

#7508C3

  • #7508C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7508C3 is a violet with RGB values 117, 8, 195 and HSL 275°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7508C3#7508C3
HEX#7508C3
RGBrgb(117, 8, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0314, 0.7647
RGB percentages45.9%, 3.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(275, 92.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 95.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK40%, 95.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,669,955
CSS custom property--colour: #7508C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#8AF73C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#634A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.4Dark violet · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium blue · ΔE 22.6Dark blue · ΔE 26.5Indigo · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56C308
Analogous#1808C3, #C308B3
Triadic#C37508, #08C375
Split complementary#B3C308, #08C318
Tetradic#C31808, #56C308, #08B3C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D39CFB
Lighter +30%#BE6BF9
Lighter +20%#A83AF7
Lighter +10%#920AF4
Darker −10%#580692
Darker −20%#3A0461
Darker −30%#1D0230
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7600CB
Less saturated −25%#7121AA

Channel breakdown

R117
G8
B195
Red117 (45.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue274.97°
Saturation (HSL)92.12%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 08 · B C3

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