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Recognised as Colour

#755CA1

  • #755CA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#755CA1 is a violet with RGB values 117, 92, 161 and HSL 262°, 27%, 50%. 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

#755CA1#755CA1
HEX#755CA1
RGBrgb(117, 92, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3608, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.9%, 36.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(261.7, 27.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 42.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 42.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,691,425
CSS custom property--colour: #755CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#8AA35E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4969A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E689Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6C6877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88A15C
Analogous#5C66A1, #985CA1
Triadic#A1755C, #5CA175
Split complementary#A1985C, #66A15C
Tetradic#A15C66, #88A15C, #5CA198

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DDEC
Lighter +30%#C7BDD9
Lighter +20%#AC9CC7
Lighter +10%#907CB4
Darker −10%#5D4981
Darker −20%#463760
Darker −30%#2E2440
Darker −40%#17121F
More saturated +25%#6C3CC1
Less saturated −25%#7E7C81

Channel breakdown

R117
G92
B161
Red117 (45.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue261.74°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 5C · B A1

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