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Recognised as Colour

#763FAB

  • #763FAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#763FAB is a violet with RGB values 118, 63, 171 and HSL 271°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#763FAB#763FAB
HEX#763FAB
RGBrgb(118, 63, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.2471, 0.6706
RGB percentages46.3%, 24.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(270.6, 46.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 63.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK31%, 63.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,749,547
CSS custom property--colour: #763FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#89C054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#235BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6C566Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 6.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Indigo · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74AB3F
Analogous#403FAB, #AB3FAA
Triadic#AB763F, #3FAB76
Split complementary#AAAB3F, #3FAB40
Tetradic#AB403F, #74AB3F, #3FAAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBCAEC
Lighter +30%#C2A5DE
Lighter +20%#A980D0
Lighter +10%#8F5BC2
Darker −10%#5C3186
Darker −20%#432460
Darker −30%#29163B
Darker −40%#0F0816
More saturated +25%#7722C8
Less saturated −25%#755C8E

Channel breakdown

R118
G63
B171
Red118 (46.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue270.56°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 3F · B AB

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