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Recognised as Colour

#702DB3

  • #702DB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#702DB3 is a violet with RGB values 112, 45, 179 and HSL 270°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#702DB3#702DB3
HEX#702DB3
RGBrgb(112, 45, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1765, 0.702
RGB percentages43.9%, 17.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(270, 59.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 74.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK37.4%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,351,731
CSS custom property--colour: #702DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8FD24C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#614F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Indigo · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70B32D
Analogous#2D2DB3, #B32DB3
Triadic#B3702D, #2DB370
Split complementary#B3B32D, #2DB32D
Tetradic#B32D2D, #70B32D, #2DB3B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6BDEF
Lighter +30%#BD95E4
Lighter +20%#A36CDA
Lighter +10%#8A43D0
Darker −10%#57238A
Darker −20%#3D1961
Darker −30%#240E39
Darker −40%#0A0410
More saturated +25%#7011CF
Less saturated −25%#704997

Channel breakdown

R112
G45
B179
Red112 (43.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)59.82%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 2D · B B3

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