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Recognised as Colour

#750CB9

  • #750CB9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#750CB9 is a violet with RGB values 117, 12, 185 and HSL 276°, 88%, 39%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#750CB9#750CB9
HEX#750CB9
RGBrgb(117, 12, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0471, 0.7255
RGB percentages45.9%, 4.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(276.4, 87.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 93.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK36.8%, 93.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,670,969
CSS custom property--colour: #750CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#8AF346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#67466Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Indigo · ΔE 23Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Medium blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50B90C
Analogous#1F0CB9, #B90CA6
Triadic#B9750C, #0CB975
Split complementary#A6B90C, #0CB91F
Tetradic#B91F0C, #50B90C, #0CA6B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D399F8
Lighter +30%#BE69F5
Lighter +20%#A939F2
Lighter +10%#930FE9
Darker −10%#570989
Darker −20%#380659
Darker −30%#1A0329
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7800C5
Less saturated −25%#7025A0

Channel breakdown

R117
G12
B185
Red117 (45.9%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue276.42°
Saturation (HSL)87.82%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 0C · B B9

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