Colour

#7000BB

#7000BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#7000BB is a violet with RGB values 112, 0, 187 and HSL 276°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#7000BB#7000BB

HEX#7000BB

RGBrgb(112, 0, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0, 0.7333

RGB percentages43.9%, 0%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(275.9, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK40.1%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,340,219

CSS custom property--colour: #7000BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#8FFF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5F466Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6 Blue violet · ΔE 11.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.4 Dark blue · ΔE 24.3 Indigo · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BBB00

Analogous#1300BB, #BB00A8

Triadic#BB7000, #00BB70

Split complementary#A9BB00, #00BB13

Tetradic#BB1300, #4BBB00, #00A8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF88FF

Lighter +30%#BB55FF

Lighter +20%#A622FF

Lighter +10%#8F00EE

Darker −10%#510088

Darker −20%#330055

Darker −30%#140022

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7000BB

Less saturated −25%#6B17A4

Channel breakdown

R112

B187

Red112 (43.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue275.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 00 · B BB

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