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Colour

#7514C3

  • #7514C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7514C3 is a violet with RGB values 117, 20, 195 and HSL 273°, 81%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7514C3#7514C3
HEX#7514C3
RGBrgb(117, 20, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0784, 0.7647
RGB percentages45.9%, 7.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(273.3, 81.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 89.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK40%, 89.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,673,027
CSS custom property--colour: #7514C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#8AEB3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#634C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.8Dark violet · ΔE 11Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62C314
Analogous#1D14C3, #C314BA
Triadic#C37514, #14C375
Split complementary#B9C314, #14C31D
Tetradic#C31E14, #62C314, #14BAC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6ACF7
Lighter +30%#BE7EF2
Lighter +20%#A750ED
Lighter +10%#9022E8
Darker −10%#590F95
Darker −20%#3D0B66
Darker −30%#220638
Darker −40%#06010A
More saturated +25%#7700D7
Less saturated −25%#722FA8

Channel breakdown

R117
G20
B195
Red117 (45.9%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue273.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.4%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 14 · B C3

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