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Recognised as Colour

#753FBC

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

#753FBC is a violet with RGB values 117, 63, 188 and HSL 266°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#753FBC#753FBC
HEX#753FBC
RGBrgb(117, 63, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2471, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.9%, 24.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(265.9, 49.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 66.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK37.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,684,028
CSS custom property--colour: #753FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#8AC043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#655C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17Indigo · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86BC3F
Analogous#3F48BC, #B33FBC
Triadic#BC753F, #3FBC75
Split complementary#BCB33F, #48BC3F
Tetradic#BC3F48, #86BC3F, #3FBCB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2D6F1
Lighter +30%#C6B0E4
Lighter +20%#AB89D8
Lighter +10%#9063CB
Darker −10%#5D3296
Darker −20%#452570
Darker −30%#2E1949
Darker −40%#160C23
More saturated +25%#7120DB
Less saturated −25%#795E9D

Channel breakdown

R117
G63
B188
Red117 (45.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue265.92°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 3F · B BC

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