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Recognised as Colour

#753A8B

  • #753A8B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#753A8B is a violet with RGB values 117, 58, 139 and HSL 284°, 41%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#753A8B#753A8B
HEX#753A8B
RGBrgb(117, 58, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2275, 0.5451
RGB percentages45.9%, 22.7%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(283.7, 41.1%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 58.3%, 54.5%)
CMYK15.8%, 58.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,682,699
CSS custom property--colour: #753A8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#8AC574

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25508Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#74475Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Purple · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#508B3A
Analogous#4C3A8B, #8B3A79
Triadic#8B753A, #3A8B75
Split complementary#798B3A, #3A8B4C
Tetradic#8B4C3A, #508B3A, #3A798B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3B2DF
Lighter +30%#BE8ED0
Lighter +20%#A96AC1
Lighter +10%#9349AF
Darker −10%#572B67
Darker −20%#381C43
Darker −30%#1A0D1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8021A4
Less saturated −25%#6A5372

Channel breakdown

R117
G58
B139
Red117 (45.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue283.7°
Saturation (HSL)41.12%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3A · B 8B

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