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Recognised as Colour

#70368F

  • #70368F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#70368F is a violet with RGB values 112, 54, 143 and HSL 279°, 45%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#70368F#70368F
HEX#70368F
RGBrgb(112, 54, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2118, 0.5608
RGB percentages43.9%, 21.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(279.1, 45.2%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 62.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 62.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,353,999
CSS custom property--colour: #70368F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#8FC970

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#144D92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F518Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6D475Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Purple · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#558F36
Analogous#44368F, #8F3681
Triadic#8F7036, #368F70
Split complementary#828F36, #368F44
Tetradic#8F4436, #558F36, #36818F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0B0E1
Lighter +30%#BA8BD3
Lighter +20%#A466C5
Lighter +10%#8D44B4
Darker −10%#53286A
Darker −20%#361A45
Darker −30%#190C20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#771DA8
Less saturated −25%#694F76

Channel breakdown

R112
G54
B143
Red112 (43.9%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue279.1°
Saturation (HSL)45.18%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 36 · B 8F

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