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Recognised as Colour

#754AA9

  • #754AA9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#754AA9 is a violet with RGB values 117, 74, 169 and HSL 267°, 39%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#754AA9#754AA9
HEX#754AA9
RGBrgb(117, 74, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.2902, 0.6627
RGB percentages45.9%, 29%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(267.2, 39.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 56.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK30.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,686,825
CSS custom property--colour: #754AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#8AB556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#245FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#345FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B5D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1Purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EA94A
Analogous#4A4FA9, #A44AA9
Triadic#A9754A, #4AA975
Split complementary#A9A44A, #4FA94A
Tetradic#A94A4F, #7EA94A, #4AA9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED3EC
Lighter +30%#C4B0DC
Lighter +20%#A98CCD
Lighter +10%#8F69BD
Darker −10%#5C3A86
Darker −20%#442B62
Darker −30%#2B1B3F
Darker −40%#130C1B
More saturated +25%#722CC7
Less saturated −25%#78688B

Channel breakdown

R117
G74
B169
Red117 (45.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue267.16°
Saturation (HSL)39.09%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 4A · B A9

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