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Recognised as Colour

#754CE5

  • #754CE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#754CE5 is a violet with RGB values 117, 76, 229 and HSL 256°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#754CE5#754CE5
HEX#754CE5
RGBrgb(117, 76, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.298, 0.898
RGB percentages45.9%, 29.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(256.1, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK48.9%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,687,397
CSS custom property--colour: #754CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#8AB31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4F7292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 24Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCE54C
Analogous#4C70E5, #C14CE5
Triadic#E5754C, #4CE575
Split complementary#E5C14C, #70E54C
Tetradic#E54C70, #BCE54C, #4CE5C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DCD2F8
Lighter +20%#BAA5F2
Lighter +10%#9779EB
Darker −10%#5320DE
Darker −20%#421AB1
Darker −30%#321385
Darker −40%#210D58
More saturated +25%#6932FF
Less saturated −25%#8166CB

Channel breakdown

R117
G76
B229
Red117 (45.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue256.08°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 4C · B E5

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