Colour

#702E9A

#702E9A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#702E9A is a violet with RGB values 112, 46, 154 and HSL 277°, 54%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#702E9A

RGBrgb(112, 46, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1804, 0.6039

RGB percentages43.9%, 18%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(276.7, 54%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 70.1%, 60.4%)

CMYK27.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,351,962

CSS custom property--colour: #702E9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#8FD165

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#184F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6A4660no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5 Indigo · ΔE 15 Purple · ΔE 15.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.96, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#589A2E

Analogous#3A2E9A, #9A2E8E

Triadic#9A702E, #2E9A70

Split complementary#8E9A2E, #2E9A3A

Tetradic#9A3A2E, #589A2E, #2E8E9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0ADE7

Lighter +30%#BA86DB

Lighter +20%#A35FCF

Lighter +10%#8D3AC1

Darker −10%#532273

Darker −20%#37174B

Darker −30%#1A0B24

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7615B3

Less saturated −25%#6A4781

Channel breakdown

R112

G46

B154

Red112 (43.9%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue276.67°

Saturation (HSL)54%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 2E · B 9A

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