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Recognised as Colour

#753BDB

  • #753BDB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#753BDB is a violet with RGB values 117, 59, 219 and HSL 262°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#753BDB#753BDB
HEX#753BDB
RGBrgb(117, 59, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2314, 0.8588
RGB percentages45.9%, 23.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(261.8, 69%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 73.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK46.6%, 73.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,683,035
CSS custom property--colour: #753BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#8AC424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#566588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Medium blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1DB3B
Analogous#3B51DB, #C53BDB
Triadic#DB753B, #3BDB75
Split complementary#DBC53B, #51DB3B
Tetradic#DB3B51, #A1DB3B, #3BDBC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE7FB
Lighter +30%#D0BCF3
Lighter +20%#B291EB
Lighter +10%#9366E3
Darker −10%#5C23C0
Darker −20%#471B95
Darker −30%#33136A
Darker −40%#1E0B3F
More saturated +25%#6D1EF8
Less saturated −25%#7D58BE

Channel breakdown

R117
G59
B219
Red117 (45.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue261.75°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3B · B DB

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