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Recognised as Colour

#7753AB

  • #7753AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7753AB is a violet with RGB values 119, 83, 171 and HSL 265°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7753AB#7753AB
HEX#7753AB
RGBrgb(119, 83, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3255, 0.6706
RGB percentages46.7%, 32.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(264.5, 34.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 51.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK30.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,820,203
CSS custom property--colour: #7753AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#88AC54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3565AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F65A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Royal blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87AB53
Analogous#535BAB, #A353AB
Triadic#AB7753, #53AB77
Split complementary#ABA353, #5BAB53
Tetradic#AB535B, #87AB53, #53ABA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DCEE
Lighter +30%#C8BADD
Lighter +20%#AD97CD
Lighter +10%#9275BC
Darker −10%#5F4289
Darker −20%#473266
Darker −30%#2F2144
Darker −40%#171022
More saturated +25%#7133CB
Less saturated −25%#7D738B

Channel breakdown

R119
G83
B171
Red119 (46.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 53 · B AB

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