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Recognised as Colour

#7528AD

  • #7528AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7528AD is a violet with RGB values 117, 40, 173 and HSL 275°, 62%, 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

#7528AD#7528AD
HEX#7528AD
RGBrgb(117, 40, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1569, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.9%, 15.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(274.7, 62.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 76.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK32.4%, 76.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,678,125
CSS custom property--colour: #7528AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#8AD752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4Indigo · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9Dark magenta · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60AD28
Analogous#3228AD, #AD28A3
Triadic#AD7528, #28AD75
Split complementary#A3AD28, #28AD32
Tetradic#AD3228, #60AD28, #28A3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B3EE
Lighter +30%#BE8AE4
Lighter +20%#A761DA
Lighter +10%#9037D1
Darker −10%#591E84
Darker −20%#3D155A
Darker −30%#210B31
Darker −40%#050207
More saturated +25%#790DC8
Less saturated −25%#714392

Channel breakdown

R117
G40
B173
Red117 (45.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue274.74°
Saturation (HSL)62.44%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 28 · B AD

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