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Recognised as Colour

#7531B1

  • #7531B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7531B1 is a violet with RGB values 117, 49, 177 and HSL 272°, 57%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7531B1#7531B1
HEX#7531B1
RGBrgb(117, 49, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1922, 0.6941
RGB percentages45.9%, 19.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(271.9, 56.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 72.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK33.9%, 72.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,680,433
CSS custom property--colour: #7531B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#8ACE4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69506Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DB131
Analogous#3531B1, #B131AD
Triadic#B17531, #31B175
Split complementary#ADB131, #31B135
Tetradic#B13531, #6DB131, #31ADB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C0EE
Lighter +30%#C098E3
Lighter +20%#A770D8
Lighter +10%#8F49CC
Darker −10%#5B2689
Darker −20%#401B61
Darker −30%#261039
Darker −40%#0B0511
More saturated +25%#7715CD
Less saturated −25%#734D95

Channel breakdown

R117
G49
B177
Red117 (45.9%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue271.88°
Saturation (HSL)56.64%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 31 · B B1

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