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Colour

#755BAC

  • #755BAC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#755BAC is a violet with RGB values 117, 91, 172 and HSL 259°, 33%, 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 Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#755BAC#755BAC
HEX#755BAC
RGBrgb(117, 91, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3569, 0.6745
RGB percentages45.9%, 35.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(259.3, 32.8%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 47.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK32%, 47.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,691,180
CSS custom property--colour: #755BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#8AA453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#416AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#4668AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#696A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92AC5B
Analogous#5B6AAC, #9D5BAC
Triadic#AC755B, #5BAC75
Split complementary#AC9D5B, #6AAC5B
Tetradic#AC5B6A, #92AC5B, #5BAC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E2F1
Lighter +30%#CAC1DF
Lighter +20%#AE9FCE
Lighter +10%#917DBD
Darker −10%#5E478D
Darker −20%#47366B
Darker −30%#312549
Darker −40%#1A1427
More saturated +25%#6A3CCB
Less saturated −25%#807A8D

Channel breakdown

R117
G91
B172
Red117 (45.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue259.26°
Saturation (HSL)32.79%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 5B · B AC

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