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Recognised as Colour

#700EA4

  • #700EA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#700EA4 is a violet with RGB values 112, 14, 164 and HSL 279°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#700EA4#700EA4
HEX#700EA4
RGBrgb(112, 14, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0549, 0.6431
RGB percentages43.9%, 5.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(279.2, 84.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 91.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK31.7%, 91.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,343,780
CSS custom property--colour: #700EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#8FF15B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#673D60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Indigo · ΔE 14.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 21.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42A40E
Analogous#250EA4, #A40E8D
Triadic#A4700E, #0EA470
Split complementary#8DA40E, #0EA425
Tetradic#A4250E, #42A40E, #0E8DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D089F5
Lighter +30%#BD5AF1
Lighter +20%#AA2BED
Lighter +10%#9012D3
Darker −10%#500A75
Darker −20%#300646
Darker −30%#100217
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7400B2
Less saturated −25%#69248E

Channel breakdown

R112
G14
B164
Red112 (43.9%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue279.2°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 0E · B A4

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