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Recognised as Colour

#764FC5

  • #764FC5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#764FC5 is a violet with RGB values 118, 79, 197 and HSL 260°, 50%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#764FC5#764FC5
HEX#764FC5
RGBrgb(118, 79, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3098, 0.7725
RGB percentages46.3%, 31%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(259.8, 50.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 59.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK40.1%, 59.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,753,669
CSS custom property--colour: #764FC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#89B03A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#1365C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#626982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EC54F
Analogous#4F63C5, #B14FC5
Triadic#C5764F, #4FC576
Split complementary#C5B14F, #63C54F
Tetradic#C54F63, #9EC54F, #4FC5B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE8F8
Lighter +30%#D0C2EB
Lighter +20%#B29CDE
Lighter +10%#9475D2
Darker −10%#5D38A9
Darker −20%#482B83
Darker −30%#331E5D
Darker −40%#1E1236
More saturated +25%#6C32E2
Less saturated −25%#806CA8

Channel breakdown

R118
G79
B197
Red118 (46.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue259.83°
Saturation (HSL)50.43%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 4F · B C5

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