Recognised as Colour

#701FFF

#701FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#701FFF is a violet with RGB values 112, 31, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#701FFF#701FFF

HEX#701FFF

RGBrgb(112, 31, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1216, 1

RGB percentages43.9%, 12.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.7, 100%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 87.8%, 100%)

CMYK56.1%, 87.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,348,223

CSS custom property--colour: #701FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#8FE000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2A6B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.5 Medium blue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.4 Dark violet · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEFF1F

Analogous#1F3EFF, #E01FFF

Triadic#FF701F, #1FFF70

Split complementary#FFE01F, #3EFF1F

Tetradic#FF1F3E, #AEFF1F, #1FFFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EBFF

Lighter +30%#D2B8FF

Lighter +20%#B185FF

Lighter +10%#9152FF

Darker −10%#5500EB

Darker −20%#4300B8

Darker −30%#300085

Darker −40%#1E0052

More saturated +25%#701FFF

Less saturated −25%#783BE3

Channel breakdown

R112

G31

B255

Red112 (43.9%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 1F · B FF

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