Recognised as Colour

#765AB9

#765AB9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#765AB9 is a violet with RGB values 118, 90, 185 and HSL 258°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#765AB9

RGBrgb(118, 90, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3529, 0.7255

RGB percentages46.3%, 35.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(257.7, 40.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 51.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK36.2%, 51.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,756,473

CSS custom property--colour: #765AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#89A546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#356CBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B69B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#666D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Slate blue · ΔE 11.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DB95A

Analogous#5A6DB9, #A65AB9

Triadic#B9765A, #5AB976

Split complementary#B9A55A, #6EB95A

Tetradic#B95A6D, #9DB95A, #5AB9A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE9F6

Lighter +30%#CFC5E7

Lighter +20%#B1A2D7

Lighter +10%#947EC8

Darker −10%#5D439D

Darker −20%#483479

Darker −30%#332456

Darker −40%#1E1532

More saturated +25%#6A3DD6

Less saturated −25%#82779C

Channel breakdown

R118

G90

B185

Red118 (46.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue257.68°

Saturation (HSL)40.43%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 5A · B B9

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