Recognised as Colour

#754ED4

#754ED4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#754ED4 is a violet with RGB values 117, 78, 212 and HSL 257°, 61%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#754ED4

RGBrgb(117, 78, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3059, 0.8314

RGB percentages45.9%, 30.6%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(257.5, 60.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 63.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK44.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,687,892

CSS custom property--colour: #754ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#8AB12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0066D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#596D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2 Slate blue · ΔE 12.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4 Royal blue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADD44E

Analogous#4E6AD4, #B84ED4

Triadic#D4754E, #4ED475

Split complementary#D4B84E, #6AD44E

Tetradic#D44E6A, #ADD44E, #4ED4B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F2FC

Lighter +30%#D5C9F2

Lighter +20%#B5A0E8

Lighter +10%#9577DE

Darker −10%#592FC0

Darker −20%#462597

Darker −30%#331B6E

Darker −40%#201145

More saturated +25%#6A33F0

Less saturated −25%#806AB9

Channel breakdown

R117

G78

B212

Red117 (45.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue257.46°

Saturation (HSL)60.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 4E · B D4

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