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Recognised as Colour

#753AA1

  • #753AA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#753AA1 is a violet with RGB values 117, 58, 161 and HSL 274°, 47%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#753AA1#753AA1
HEX#753AA1
RGBrgb(117, 58, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2275, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.9%, 22.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(274.4, 47%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 64%, 63.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 64%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,682,721
CSS custom property--colour: #753AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#8AC55E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#27579Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#6E4F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 18.3Indigo · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.44, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66A13A
Analogous#423AA1, #A13A99
Triadic#A1753A, #3AA175
Split complementary#9AA13A, #3AA141
Tetradic#A1413A, #66A13A, #3A9AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6BFE8
Lighter +30%#BF9ADA
Lighter +20%#A774CD
Lighter +10%#8F4FBF
Darker −10%#5A2C7C
Darker −20%#3F1F56
Darker −30%#231131
Darker −40%#08040B
More saturated +25%#791FBC
Less saturated −25%#715586

Channel breakdown

R117
G58
B161
Red117 (45.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue274.37°
Saturation (HSL)47.03%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3A · B A1

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