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Recognised as Colour

#704CB2

  • #704CB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#704CB2 is a violet with RGB values 112, 76, 178 and HSL 261°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#704CB2#704CB2
HEX#704CB2
RGBrgb(112, 76, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.298, 0.698
RGB percentages43.9%, 29.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(261.2, 40.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 57.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK37.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,359,666
CSS custom property--colour: #704CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8FB34D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1961B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#275FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#616177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EB24C
Analogous#4C5BB2, #A34CB2
Triadic#B2704C, #4CB270
Split complementary#B2A34C, #5BB24C
Tetradic#B24C5B, #8EB24C, #4CB2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DBEF
Lighter +30%#C5B7E0
Lighter +20%#A993D1
Lighter +10%#8C6FC2
Darker −10%#5A3D8E
Darker −20%#432D6B
Darker −30%#2D1E47
Darker −40%#160F23
More saturated +25%#672CD2
Less saturated −25%#796C92

Channel breakdown

R112
G76
B178
Red112 (43.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4C · B B2

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