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Recognised as Colour

#7047DC

  • #7047DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7047DC is a violet with RGB values 112, 71, 220 and HSL 257°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7047DC#7047DC
HEX#7047DC
RGBrgb(112, 71, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2784, 0.8627
RGB percentages43.9%, 27.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(256.5, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK49.1%, 67.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,358,428
CSS custom property--colour: #7047DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#8FB823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4B6D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3DC47
Analogous#4768DC, #BB47DC
Triadic#DC7047, #47DC70
Split complementary#DCBA47, #69DC47
Tetradic#DC4768, #B3DC47, #47DCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2FD
Lighter +30%#D4C8F4
Lighter +20%#B39DEC
Lighter +10%#9172E4
Darker −10%#5326CA
Darker −20%#421E9F
Darker −30%#301674
Darker −40%#1E0E49
More saturated +25%#642CF7
Less saturated −25%#7C62C1

Channel breakdown

R112
G71
B220
Red112 (43.9%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue256.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 47 · B DC

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