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Recognised as Colour

#755DA1

  • #755DA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#755DA1 is a violet with RGB values 117, 93, 161 and HSL 261°, 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

#755DA1#755DA1
HEX#755DA1
RGBrgb(117, 93, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3647, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.9%, 36.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(261.2, 26.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 42.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 42.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,691,681
CSS custom property--colour: #755DA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#8AA25E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A69A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F699Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6C6977no 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 text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89A15D
Analogous#5D67A1, #975DA1
Triadic#A1755D, #5DA175
Split complementary#A1975D, #67A15D
Tetradic#A15D67, #89A15D, #5DA197

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DEEC
Lighter +30%#C7BED9
Lighter +20%#AC9DC7
Lighter +10%#907DB4
Darker −10%#5E4A81
Darker −20%#463860
Darker −30%#2F2540
Darker −40%#171220
More saturated +25%#6C3DC1
Less saturated −25%#7E7D81

Channel breakdown

R117
G93
B161
Red117 (45.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)26.77%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 5D · B A1

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