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Recognised as Colour

#753DD9

  • #753DD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#753DD9 is a violet with RGB values 117, 61, 217 and HSL 262°, 67%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#753DD9#753DD9
HEX#753DD9
RGBrgb(117, 61, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2392, 0.851
RGB percentages45.9%, 23.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(261.5, 67.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 71.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK46.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,683,545
CSS custom property--colour: #753DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#8AC226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#576687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1D93D
Analogous#3D53D9, #C33DD9
Triadic#D9753D, #3DD975
Split complementary#D9C33D, #53D93D
Tetradic#D93D53, #A1D93D, #3DD9C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE8FA
Lighter +30%#D0BDF2
Lighter +20%#B292EA
Lighter +10%#9368E1
Darker −10%#5C25BE
Darker −20%#471D93
Darker −30%#331469
Darker −40%#1E0C3E
More saturated +25%#6D20F6
Less saturated −25%#7D5ABC

Channel breakdown

R117
G61
B217
Red117 (45.9%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue261.54°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3D · B D9

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