Colour

#751DBF

#751DBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#751DBF is a violet with RGB values 117, 29, 191 and HSL 273°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#751DBF

RGBrgb(117, 29, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1137, 0.749

RGB percentages45.9%, 11.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(272.6, 73.6%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 84.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK38.7%, 84.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,675,327

CSS custom property--colour: #751DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#8AE240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#654D72no 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 text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9 Blue violet · ΔE 12.6 Dark violet · ΔE 14.2 Indigo · ΔE 22.9 Dark blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#67BF1D

Analogous#241DBF, #BF1DB8

Triadic#BF751D, #1DBF75

Split complementary#B8BF1D, #1DBF24

Tetradic#BF241D, #67BF1D, #1DB8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7B4F4

Lighter +30%#BF88ED

Lighter +20%#A75CE6

Lighter +10%#8F30DF

Darker −10%#5A1693

Darker −20%#3F1066

Darker −30%#24093A

Darker −40%#09020E

More saturated +25%#7702DB

Less saturated −25%#7339A3

Channel breakdown

R117

G29

B191

Red117 (45.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue272.59°

Saturation (HSL)73.64%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 1D · B BF

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