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Recognised as Colour

#7553AF

  • #7553AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7553AF is a violet with RGB values 117, 83, 175 and HSL 262°, 37%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7553AF#7553AF
HEX#7553AF
RGBrgb(117, 83, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3255, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.9%, 32.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(262.2, 36.5%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 52.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK33.1%, 52.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,689,135
CSS custom property--colour: #7553AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#8AAC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3165B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A64ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#696579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DAF53
Analogous#535FAF, #A353AF
Triadic#AF7553, #53AF75
Split complementary#AFA353, #5FAF53
Tetradic#AF535F, #8DAF53, #53AFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DEF0
Lighter +30%#C9BBE0
Lighter +20%#AD99CF
Lighter +10%#9176BF
Darker −10%#5E428D
Darker −20%#47326A
Darker −30%#2F2148
Darker −40%#181125
More saturated +25%#6D33CF
Less saturated −25%#7D7290

Channel breakdown

R117
G83
B175
Red117 (45.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue262.17°
Saturation (HSL)36.51%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 53 · B AF

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