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Recognised as Colour

#765DB7

  • #765DB7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#765DB7 is a violet with RGB values 118, 93, 183 and HSL 257°, 38%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#765DB7#765DB7
HEX#765DB7
RGBrgb(118, 93, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3647, 0.7176
RGB percentages46.3%, 36.5%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(256.7, 38.5%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 49.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK35.5%, 49.2%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,757,239
CSS custom property--colour: #765DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#89A248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6DBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#416BB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#676F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB75D
Analogous#5D71B7, #A35DB7
Triadic#B7765D, #5DB776
Split complementary#B7A35D, #71B75D
Tetradic#B75D71, #9EB75D, #5DB7A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEAF6
Lighter +30%#D0C7E6
Lighter +20%#B2A4D6
Lighter +10%#9480C7
Darker −10%#5D459C
Darker −20%#483678
Darker −30%#332655
Darker −40%#1E1632
More saturated +25%#6940D4
Less saturated −25%#837A9A

Channel breakdown

R118
G93
B183
Red118 (46.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue256.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 5D · B B7

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