Colour

#70179E

#70179E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#70179E is a violet with RGB values 112, 23, 158 and HSL 280°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#70179E

RGBrgb(112, 23, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0902, 0.6196

RGB percentages43.9%, 9%, 62%

HSLhsl(279.6, 74.6%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 85.4%, 62%)

CMYK29.1%, 85.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,346,078

CSS custom property--colour: #70179E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1

Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#8FE861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00499Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#693C5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 16 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2 Purple · ΔE 17.3 Dark blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#459E17

Analogous#2C179E, #9E1789

Triadic#9E7017, #179E70

Split complementary#899E17, #179E2C

Tetradic#9E2C17, #459E17, #17899E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF92EF

Lighter +30%#BC65E9

Lighter +20%#A839E2

Lighter +10%#901DCB

Darker −10%#501171

Darker −20%#310A45

Darker −30%#110418

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7700B5

Less saturated −25%#692E87

Channel breakdown

R112

G23

B158

Red112 (43.9%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue279.56°

Saturation (HSL)74.59%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 17 · B 9E

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