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Recognised as Colour

#702CBA

  • #702CBA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#702CBA is a violet with RGB values 112, 44, 186 and HSL 269°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#702CBA#702CBA
HEX#702CBA
RGBrgb(112, 44, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1725, 0.7294
RGB percentages43.9%, 17.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(268.7, 61.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 76.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK39.8%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,351,482
CSS custom property--colour: #702CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8FD345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Indigo · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76BA2C
Analogous#2C2FBA, #B72CBA
Triadic#BA702C, #2CBA70
Split complementary#BAB72C, #2FBA2C
Tetradic#BA2C2F, #76BA2C, #2CBAB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C2F0
Lighter +30%#BE98E7
Lighter +20%#A46FDD
Lighter +10%#8A46D3
Darker −10%#572291
Darker −20%#3E1868
Darker −30%#250F3E
Darker −40%#0D0515
More saturated +25%#6F0FD7
Less saturated −25%#71499D

Channel breakdown

R112
G44
B186
Red112 (43.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue268.73°
Saturation (HSL)61.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 2C · B BA

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