#752ABA colour

#752ABA is a violet close to CSS rebeccapurple. RGB 117, 42, 186, HSL 271, 63%, 45%. White text passes AAA (7.51:1), black fails (2.80:1).

#752ABA

Nearest CSS name: rebeccapurple #663399 (not an exact match)
Described as: a violet
Red, green, blue: 117, 42, 186
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.0898 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#752aba`
RGB	`rgb(117, 42, 186)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(45.9% 16.5% 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271.3, 63.2%, 44.7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271.3, 77.4%, 72.9%)`
HWB	`hwb(271.3 16.5% 27.1%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(37%, 77%, 0%, 27%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(35.19% 52.23 -62.77)`
OKLCH	`oklch(47.41% 0.2093 302.49)`
Decimal	`7678650`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 7.51:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 2.80:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black	2.80:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #752ABA (7.51:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#823dc0 18%#8e51c7 27%#9b64cd 36%#a777d3 45%#b48bd9 55%#c09ee0 64%#cdb2e6 73%#d9c5ec 82%#e6d8f2 91%#f2ecf9

9%#6a26a9 18%#602298 27%#551f87 36%#4a1b76 45%#401765 55%#351355 64%#2b0f44 73%#200b33 82%#150822 91%#0b0411

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#752aba #6fba2a

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#2d2aba #752aba #ba2ab7

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#752aba #ba752a #2aba75

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#752aba #b7ba2a #2aba2d

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#752aba #ba2d2a #6fba2a #2ab7ba

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#752aba Protanopia#0053be Deuteranopia#0054b7 Tritanopia#665071 Achromatopsia#555555

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #752aba;`
Background	`background-color: #752aba;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #752aba;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(117 42 186 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #752aba;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #752aba, #461970);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ac7fd6, #752aba);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #752aba; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #752ABA to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.