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Recognised as Colour

#70418A

  • #70418A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#70418A is a violet with RGB values 112, 65, 138 and HSL 279°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#70418A#70418A
HEX#70418A
RGBrgb(112, 65, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2549, 0.5412
RGB percentages43.9%, 25.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(278.6, 36%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 52.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK18.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,356,810
CSS custom property--colour: #70418A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#8FBE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F528Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D5688no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4D5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 25.9Midnight blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B8A41
Analogous#4C418A, #8A417F
Triadic#8A7041, #418A70
Split complementary#7F8A41, #418A4C
Tetradic#8A4C41, #5B8A41, #417F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1B9DE
Lighter +30%#BA96CE
Lighter +20%#A374BD
Lighter +10%#8C51AD
Darker −10%#543167
Darker −20%#382045
Darker −30%#1C1022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7728A3
Less saturated −25%#695A71

Channel breakdown

R112
G65
B138
Red112 (43.9%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue278.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 41 · B 8A

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