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Recognised as Colour

#753EE3

  • #753EE3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#753EE3 is a violet with RGB values 117, 62, 227 and HSL 260°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#753EE3#753EE3
HEX#753EE3
RGBrgb(117, 62, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2431, 0.8902
RGB percentages45.9%, 24.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(260, 74.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 72.7%, 89%)
CMYK48.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,683,811
CSS custom property--colour: #753EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#8AC11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#516A8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACE33E
Analogous#3E59E3, #C73EE3
Triadic#E3753E, #3EE375
Split complementary#E3C83E, #5AE33E
Tetradic#E33E5A, #ACE33E, #3EE3C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F0FD
Lighter +30%#D5C4F6
Lighter +20%#B597F0
Lighter +10%#956BE9
Darker −10%#591ED0
Darker −20%#4618A3
Darker −30%#331177
Darker −40%#200B4A
More saturated +25%#6C22FF
Less saturated −25%#7E5AC7

Channel breakdown

R117
G62
B227
Red117 (45.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)74.66%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3E · B E3

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