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Recognised as Colour

#755BB5

  • #755BB5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#755BB5 is a violet with RGB values 117, 91, 181 and HSL 257°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#755BB5#755BB5
HEX#755BB5
RGBrgb(117, 91, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3569, 0.7098
RGB percentages45.9%, 35.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(257.3, 37.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 49.7%, 71%)
CMYK35.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,691,189
CSS custom property--colour: #755BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#8AA44A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A6BB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F69B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#666D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BB55B
Analogous#5B6EB5, #A25BB5
Triadic#B5755B, #5BB575
Split complementary#B5A25B, #6EB55B
Tetradic#B55B6E, #9BB55B, #5BB5A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE8F4
Lighter +30%#CEC4E5
Lighter +20%#B0A1D5
Lighter +10%#937EC5
Darker −10%#5D4598
Darker −20%#473575
Darker −30%#322552
Darker −40%#1D152F
More saturated +25%#683DD3
Less saturated −25%#827997

Channel breakdown

R117
G91
B181
Red117 (45.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue257.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 5B · B B5

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