Colour

#7559C8

#7559C8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7559C8 is a violet with RGB values 117, 89, 200 and HSL 255°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7559C8

RGBrgb(117, 89, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.349, 0.7843

RGB percentages45.9%, 34.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(255.1, 50.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.1, 55.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK41.5%, 55.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,690,696

CSS custom property--colour: #7559C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#8AA637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F6ECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#266AC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5E7188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 4 Medium purple · ΔE 10.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 3.98, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACC859

Analogous#5975C8, #AC59C8

Triadic#C87559, #59C875

Split complementary#C8AC59, #75C859

Tetradic#C85975, #ACC859, #59C8AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F2FB

Lighter +30%#D5CCEE

Lighter +20%#B5A6E1

Lighter +10%#957FD5

Darker −10%#593BB3

Darker −20%#462F8C

Darker −30%#332266

Darker −40%#201540

More saturated +25%#673DE4

Less saturated −25%#8375AC

Channel breakdown

R117

G89

B200

Red117 (45.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue255.14°

Saturation (HSL)50.23%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 59 · B C8

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