Recognised as Colour

#701FB2

#701FB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#701FB2 is a violet with RGB values 112, 31, 178 and HSL 273°, 70%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#701FB2

RGBrgb(112, 31, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1216, 0.698

RGB percentages43.9%, 12.2%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(273.1, 70.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 82.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK37.1%, 82.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,348,146

CSS custom property--colour: #701FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#8FE04D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#62496Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8 Indigo · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 19.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark blue · ΔE 21.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61B21F

Analogous#261FB2, #B21FAB

Triadic#B2701F, #1FB270

Split complementary#ABB21F, #1FB226

Tetradic#B2261F, #61B21F, #1FABB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2ACF1

Lighter +30%#BA81E9

Lighter +20%#A356E1

Lighter +10%#8B2ADA

Darker −10%#551787

Darker −20%#39105B

Darker −30%#1E0830

Darker −40%#030104

More saturated +25%#7305CC

Less saturated −25%#6D3998

Channel breakdown

R112

G31

B178

Red112 (43.9%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue273.06°

Saturation (HSL)70.33%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 1F · B B2

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