Recognised as Colour

#763CB0

#763CB0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#763CB0 is a violet with RGB values 118, 60, 176 and HSL 270°, 49%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#763CB0

RGBrgb(118, 60, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.2353, 0.6902

RGB percentages46.3%, 23.5%, 69%

HSLhsl(270, 49.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 65.9%, 69%)

CMYK33%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,748,784

CSS custom property--colour: #763CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#89C34F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#135AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6B5571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.7 Slate blue · ΔE 14.6 Indigo · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#76B03C

Analogous#3C3CB0, #B03CB0

Triadic#B0763C, #3CB076

Split complementary#B0B03C, #3CB03C

Tetradic#B03C3C, #76B03C, #3CB0B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCCBED

Lighter +30%#C3A5E0

Lighter +20%#A97FD3

Lighter +10%#9059C6

Darker −10%#5D2F8A

Darker −20%#432264

Darker −30%#29153E

Darker −40%#100818

More saturated +25%#761ECE

Less saturated −25%#765A93

Channel breakdown

R118

G60

B176

Red118 (46.3%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)49.15%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 3C · B B0

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