Colour

#7020FF

#7020FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#7020FF is a violet with RGB values 112, 32, 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

#7020FF#7020FF

HEX#7020FF

RGBrgb(112, 32, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1255, 1

RGB percentages43.9%, 12.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.5, 100%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 87.5%, 100%)

CMYK56.1%, 87.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,348,479

CSS custom property--colour: #7020FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#8FDF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A6B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.7 Medium blue · ΔE 18.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFFF20

Analogous#203FFF, #E020FF

Triadic#FF7020, #20FF70

Split complementary#FFDF20, #40FF20

Tetradic#FF203F, #AFFF20, #20FFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3ECFF

Lighter +30%#D2B9FF

Lighter +20%#B186FF

Lighter +10%#9153FF

Darker −10%#5500EC

Darker −20%#4200B9

Darker −30%#300086

Darker −40%#1E0053

More saturated +25%#7020FF

Less saturated −25%#783CE3

Channel breakdown

R112

G32

B255

Red112 (43.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 20 · B FF

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