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Recognised as Colour

#7521A2

  • #7521A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#7521A2 is a violet with RGB values 117, 33, 162 and HSL 279°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#7521A2#7521A2
HEX#7521A2
RGBrgb(117, 33, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1294, 0.6353
RGB percentages45.9%, 12.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(279.1, 66.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 79.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK27.8%, 79.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,676,322
CSS custom property--colour: #7521A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#8ADE5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#004E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F4162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Purple · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EA221
Analogous#3421A2, #A2218F
Triadic#A27521, #21A275
Split complementary#8EA221, #21A235
Tetradic#A23521, #4EA221, #218FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3A3EC
Lighter +30%#BE78E4
Lighter +20%#AA4EDB
Lighter +10%#942ACC
Darker −10%#561878
Darker −20%#38104D
Darker −30%#190723
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7C09BA
Less saturated −25%#6E398A

Channel breakdown

R117
G33
B162
Red117 (45.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 21 · B A2

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