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Recognised as Colour

#7559B0

  • #7559B0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7559B0 is a violet with RGB values 117, 89, 176 and HSL 259°, 36%, 52%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#7559B0#7559B0
HEX#7559B0
RGBrgb(117, 89, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.349, 0.6902
RGB percentages45.9%, 34.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(259.3, 35.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 49.4%, 69%)
CMYK33.5%, 49.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,690,672
CSS custom property--colour: #7559B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#8AA64F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B69B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4168AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#686A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B059
Analogous#5968B0, #A159B0
Triadic#B07559, #59B075
Split complementary#B0A159, #68B059
Tetradic#B05968, #94B059, #59B0A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E3F2
Lighter +30%#CBC1E1
Lighter +20%#AE9ED1
Lighter +10%#927CC0
Darker −10%#5D4591
Darker −20%#47356E
Darker −30%#31244C
Darker −40%#1B1429
More saturated +25%#6A3ACF
Less saturated −25%#807891

Channel breakdown

R117
G89
B176
Red117 (45.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue259.31°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 59 · B B0

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