Recognised as Colour

#752AB4

#752AB4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#752AB4 is a violet with RGB values 117, 42, 180 and HSL 273°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#752AB4

RGBrgb(117, 42, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1647, 0.7059

RGB percentages45.9%, 16.5%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(272.6, 62.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 76.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK35%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,678,644

CSS custom property--colour: #752AB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#8AD54B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#694D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7 Indigo · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69B42A

Analogous#302AB4, #B42AAE

Triadic#B4752A, #2AB475

Split complementary#AEB42A, #2AB430

Tetradic#B4302A, #69B42A, #2AAEB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7BBEF

Lighter +30%#BF92E5

Lighter +20%#A768DC

Lighter +10%#8F3FD2

Darker −10%#5A208B

Darker −20%#3F1761

Darker −30%#240D38

Darker −40%#09030F

More saturated +25%#770ED0

Less saturated −25%#734698

Channel breakdown

R117

G42

B180

Red117 (45.9%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue272.61°

Saturation (HSL)62.16%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 2A · B B4

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