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Recognised as Colour

#753EDD

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

#753EDD is a violet with RGB values 117, 62, 221 and HSL 261°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#753EDD#753EDD
HEX#753EDD
RGBrgb(117, 62, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2431, 0.8667
RGB percentages45.9%, 24.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(260.8, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK47.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,683,805
CSS custom property--colour: #753EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#8AC122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#55688Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6DD3E
Analogous#3E56DD, #C53EDD
Triadic#DD753E, #3EDD75
Split complementary#DDC53E, #56DD3E
Tetradic#DD3E56, #A6DD3E, #3EDDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EBFC
Lighter +30%#D2C0F4
Lighter +20%#B395EC
Lighter +10%#9469E5
Darker −10%#5B23C5
Darker −20%#471B9A
Darker −30%#33136F
Darker −40%#1F0C43
More saturated +25%#6C22F9
Less saturated −25%#7E5AC1

Channel breakdown

R117
G62
B221
Red117 (45.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue260.75°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3E · B DD

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