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Recognised as Colour

#762DBB

  • #762DBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#762DBB is a violet with RGB values 118, 45, 187 and HSL 271°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#762DBB#762DBB
HEX#762DBB
RGBrgb(118, 45, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.1765, 0.7333
RGB percentages46.3%, 17.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270.8, 61.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 75.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK36.9%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,744,955
CSS custom property--colour: #762DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#89D244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#675273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Indigo · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72BB2D
Analogous#2F2DBB, #BB2DB9
Triadic#BB762D, #2DBB76
Split complementary#B9BB2D, #2DBB2F
Tetradic#BB2F2D, #72BB2D, #2DB9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBC3F1
Lighter +30%#C29AE7
Lighter +20%#A971DD
Lighter +10%#8F48D3
Darker −10%#5C2392
Darker −20%#421969
Darker −30%#280F40
Darker −40%#0E0517
More saturated +25%#7710D8
Less saturated −25%#754A9E

Channel breakdown

R118
G45
B187
Red118 (46.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.21%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 2D · B BB

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