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Recognised as Colour

#7522B3

  • #7522B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7522B3 is a violet with RGB values 117, 34, 179 and HSL 274°, 68%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7522B3#7522B3
HEX#7522B3
RGBrgb(117, 34, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1333, 0.702
RGB percentages45.9%, 13.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(274.3, 68.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 81%, 70.2%)
CMYK34.6%, 81%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,676,595
CSS custom property--colour: #7522B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#8ADD4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69496Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Indigo · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60B322
Analogous#2C22B3, #B322A9
Triadic#B37522, #22B375
Split complementary#A9B322, #22B32C
Tetradic#B32C22, #60B322, #22A9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B1F0
Lighter +30%#BE86E8
Lighter +20%#A75BE0
Lighter +10%#9030D8
Darker −10%#591A88
Darker −20%#3D125D
Darker −30%#210A32
Darker −40%#050108
More saturated +25%#7907CE
Less saturated −25%#713D98

Channel breakdown

R117
G34
B179
Red117 (45.9%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue274.34°
Saturation (HSL)68.08%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 22 · B B3

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