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Recognised as Colour

#751BA4

  • #751BA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#751BA4 is a violet with RGB values 117, 27, 164 and HSL 279°, 72%, 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

#751BA4#751BA4
HEX#751BA4
RGBrgb(117, 27, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1059, 0.6431
RGB percentages45.9%, 10.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(279.4, 71.7%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 83.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK28.7%, 83.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,674,788
CSS custom property--colour: #751BA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#8AE45B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6E4062no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AA41B
Analogous#301BA4, #A41B8F
Triadic#A4751B, #1BA475
Split complementary#8FA41B, #1BA430
Tetradic#A4311B, #4AA41B, #1B8FA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D29CEF
Lighter +30%#BF70E8
Lighter +20%#AB45E0
Lighter +10%#9422D0
Darker −10%#561478
Darker −20%#370D4C
Darker −30%#170521
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7C03BC
Less saturated −25%#6E338C

Channel breakdown

R117
G27
B164
Red117 (45.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue279.42°
Saturation (HSL)71.73%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 1B · B A4

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