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Recognised as Colour

#754A8A

  • #754A8A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#754A8A is a violet with RGB values 117, 74, 138 and HSL 280°, 30%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#754A8A#754A8A
HEX#754A8A
RGBrgb(117, 74, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2902, 0.5412
RGB percentages45.9%, 29%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(280.3, 30.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 46.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK15.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,686,794
CSS custom property--colour: #754A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#8AB575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D598Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#495C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#735363no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.5Purple · ΔE 31Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F8A4A
Analogous#554A8A, #8A4A7F
Triadic#8A754A, #4A8A75
Split complementary#7F8A4A, #4A8A55
Tetradic#8A554A, #5F8A4A, #4A7F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C2DE
Lighter +30%#BEA1CC
Lighter +20%#A77FBB
Lighter +10%#905EA9
Darker −10%#593869
Darker −20%#3D2648
Darker −30%#211526
Darker −40%#040305
More saturated +25%#7E30A4
Less saturated −25%#6C656F

Channel breakdown

R117
G74
B138
Red117 (45.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue280.31°
Saturation (HSL)30.19%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 4A · B 8A

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