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Colour

#701AC0

  • #701AC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#701AC0 is a violet with RGB values 112, 26, 192 and HSL 271°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#701AC0#701AC0
HEX#701AC0
RGBrgb(112, 26, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.102, 0.7529
RGB percentages43.9%, 10.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(271.1, 76.1%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 86.5%, 75.3%)
CMYK41.7%, 86.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,346,880
CSS custom property--colour: #701AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#8FE53F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#5D4D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 23.9Medium blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AC01A
Analogous#1D1AC0, #C01ABD
Triadic#C0701A, #1AC070
Split complementary#BDC01A, #1AC01D
Tetradic#C01D1A, #6AC01A, #1ABDC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4B1F5
Lighter +30%#BB85EE
Lighter +20%#A358E8
Lighter +10%#8A2BE2
Darker −10%#561493
Darker −20%#3C0E66
Darker −30%#210839
Darker −40%#07020C
More saturated +25%#7100DA
Less saturated −25%#6F35A5

Channel breakdown

R112
G26
B192
Red112 (43.9%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue271.08°
Saturation (HSL)76.15%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 1A · B C0

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