Recognised as Colour

#752BBA

#752BBA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#752BBA is a violet with RGB values 117, 43, 186 and HSL 271°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#752BBA

RGBrgb(117, 43, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1686, 0.7294

RGB percentages45.9%, 16.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(271, 62.4%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 76.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK37.1%, 76.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,678,906

CSS custom property--colour: #752BBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#8AD445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#665072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7 Indigo · ΔE 18.6 Blue violet · ΔE 19 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 21 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70BA2B

Analogous#2D2BBA, #BA2BB8

Triadic#BA752B, #2BBA75

Split complementary#B8BA2B, #2BBA2D

Tetradic#BA2D2B, #70BA2B, #2BB8BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9C0F1

Lighter +30%#C097E7

Lighter +20%#A76EDD

Lighter +10%#8F44D4

Darker −10%#5B2191

Darker −20%#411867

Darker −30%#270E3E

Darker −40%#0D0514

More saturated +25%#760ED7

Less saturated −25%#74489D

Channel breakdown

R117

G43

B186

Red117 (45.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue271.05°

Saturation (HSL)62.45%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 2B · B BA

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