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Recognised as Colour

#754DB3

  • #754DB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#754DB3 is a violet with RGB values 117, 77, 179 and HSL 264°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#754DB3#754DB3
HEX#754DB3
RGBrgb(117, 77, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.302, 0.702
RGB percentages45.9%, 30.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(263.5, 40.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 57%, 70.2%)
CMYK34.6%, 57%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,687,603
CSS custom property--colour: #754DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#8AB24C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E62B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D62B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#686278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 10.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BB34D
Analogous#4D58B3, #A84DB3
Triadic#B3754D, #4DB375
Split complementary#B3A84D, #58B34D
Tetradic#B34D58, #8BB34D, #4DB3A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DCF0
Lighter +30%#C8B8E1
Lighter +20%#AC94D2
Lighter +10%#9171C2
Darker −10%#5E3D90
Darker −20%#462E6C
Darker −30%#2F1F48
Darker −40%#181024
More saturated +25%#6E2DD3
Less saturated −25%#7C6D93

Channel breakdown

R117
G77
B179
Red117 (45.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue263.53°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 4D · B B3

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