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Recognised as Colour

#751BBD

  • #751BBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#751BBD is a violet with RGB values 117, 27, 189 and HSL 273°, 75%, 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 Dark orchid.

Colour values

#751BBD#751BBD
HEX#751BBD
RGBrgb(117, 27, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1059, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.9%, 10.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(273.3, 75%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 85.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.1%, 85.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,674,813
CSS custom property--colour: #751BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#8AE442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#664C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Indigo · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 23.9Navy · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63BD1B
Analogous#241BBD, #BD1BB4
Triadic#BD751B, #1BBD75
Split complementary#B4BD1B, #1BBD24
Tetradic#BD241B, #63BD1B, #1BB4BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B0F4
Lighter +30%#BE84ED
Lighter +20%#A757E7
Lighter +10%#902AE1
Darker −10%#591590
Darker −20%#3E0E64
Darker −30%#220837
Darker −40%#06020A
More saturated +25%#7800D8
Less saturated −25%#7236A2

Channel breakdown

R117
G27
B189
Red117 (45.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 1B · B BD

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