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Recognised as Colour

#7037A9

  • #7037A9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7037A9 is a violet with RGB values 112, 55, 169 and HSL 270°, 51%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7037A9#7037A9
HEX#7037A9
RGBrgb(112, 55, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2157, 0.6627
RGB percentages43.9%, 21.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(270, 50.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 67.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK33.7%, 67.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,354,281
CSS custom property--colour: #7037A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#8FC856

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#0655A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65516Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 6.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Indigo · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 20.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A937
Analogous#3737A9, #A937A9
Triadic#A97037, #37A970
Split complementary#A9A937, #37A937
Tetradic#A93737, #70A937, #37A9A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C1EB
Lighter +30%#BD9BDE
Lighter +20%#A374D2
Lighter +10%#8A4EC5
Darker −10%#572A83
Darker −20%#3D1E5C
Darker −30%#241136
Darker −40%#0A050F
More saturated +25%#701BC5
Less saturated −25%#70538D

Channel breakdown

R112
G55
B169
Red112 (43.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)50.89%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 37 · B A9

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