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Recognised as Colour

#7038A4

  • #7038A4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7038A4 is a violet with RGB values 112, 56, 164 and HSL 271°, 49%, 43%. 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

#7038A4#7038A4
HEX#7038A4
RGBrgb(112, 56, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2196, 0.6431
RGB percentages43.9%, 22%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(271.1, 49.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 65.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK31.7%, 65.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,354,532
CSS custom property--colour: #7038A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#8FC75B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1854A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#664F69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Indigo · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CA438
Analogous#3A38A4, #A438A2
Triadic#A47038, #38A470
Split complementary#A2A438, #38A43A
Tetradic#A43A38, #6CA438, #38A2A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5BFE9
Lighter +30%#BC99DC
Lighter +20%#A373CF
Lighter +10%#8A4DC2
Darker −10%#562B7E
Darker −20%#3C1E58
Darker −30%#221132
Darker −40%#08040C
More saturated +25%#711CC0
Less saturated −25%#6F5489

Channel breakdown

R112
G56
B164
Red112 (43.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 38 · B A4

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