Colour

#7023BC

#7023BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7023BC is a violet with RGB values 112, 35, 188 and HSL 270°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7023BC#7023BC

HEX#7023BC

RGBrgb(112, 35, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1373, 0.7373

RGB percentages43.9%, 13.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(270.2, 68.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 81.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK40.4%, 81.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,349,180

CSS custom property--colour: #7023BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#8FDC43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5E4E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4 Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Dark violet · ΔE 17.6 Indigo · ΔE 20.4 Dark blue · ΔE 22.3 Navy · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FBC23

Analogous#2423BC, #BC23BB

Triadic#BC7023, #23BC70

Split complementary#BCBC23, #23BC23

Tetradic#BC2323, #6FBC23, #23BBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6B9F2

Lighter +30%#BC8EEA

Lighter +20%#A363E2

Lighter +10%#8A38DA

Darker −10%#561B91

Darker −20%#3D1366

Darker −30%#230B3B

Darker −40%#0A0310

More saturated +25%#7007D8

Less saturated −25%#703FA0

Channel breakdown

R112

G35

B188

Red112 (43.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue270.2°

Saturation (HSL)68.61%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 23 · B BC

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