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Recognised as Colour

#751BA1

  • #751BA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#751BA1 is a violet with RGB values 117, 27, 161 and HSL 280°, 71%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#751BA1#751BA1
HEX#751BA1
RGBrgb(117, 27, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1059, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.9%, 10.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(280.3, 71.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 83.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 83.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,674,785
CSS custom property--colour: #751BA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#8AE45E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6F3E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Purple · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47A11B
Analogous#321BA1, #A11B8A
Triadic#A1751B, #1BA175
Split complementary#8AA11B, #1BA132
Tetradic#A1321B, #47A11B, #1B8AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D29AEE
Lighter +30%#BF6EE7
Lighter +20%#AC43DF
Lighter +10%#9522CD
Darker −10%#551475
Darker −20%#360C4A
Darker −30%#16051E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D03B9
Less saturated −25%#6D328A

Channel breakdown

R117
G27
B161
Red117 (45.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue280.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.28%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 1B · B A1

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