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Recognised as Colour

#752BC8

  • #752BC8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#752BC8 is a violet with RGB values 117, 43, 200 and HSL 268°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#752BC8#752BC8
HEX#752BC8
RGBrgb(117, 43, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1686, 0.7843
RGB percentages45.9%, 16.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(268.3, 64.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 78.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 78.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,678,920
CSS custom property--colour: #752BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#8AD437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#60567Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Indigo · ΔE 24.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC82B
Analogous#2B30C8, #C32BC8
Triadic#C8752B, #2BC875
Split complementary#C8C32B, #2FC82B
Tetradic#C82B30, #7EC82B, #2BC8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DECBF4
Lighter +30%#C4A1EB
Lighter +20%#A977E2
Lighter +10%#8F4DD9
Darker −10%#5C229E
Darker −20%#441974
Darker −30%#2B104A
Darker −40%#130720
More saturated +25%#730DE6
Less saturated −25%#7749AA

Channel breakdown

R117
G43
B200
Red117 (45.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue268.28°
Saturation (HSL)64.61%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 2B · B C8

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