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Recognised as Colour

#704CD6

  • #704CD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#704CD6 is a violet with RGB values 112, 76, 214 and HSL 256°, 63%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#704CD6#704CD6
HEX#704CD6
RGBrgb(112, 76, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.298, 0.8392
RGB percentages43.9%, 29.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(255.7, 62.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 64.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK47.7%, 64.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,359,702
CSS custom property--colour: #704CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#8FB329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F6D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2D64C
Analogous#4C6DD6, #B54CD6
Triadic#D6704C, #4CD670
Split complementary#D6B54C, #6DD64C
Tetradic#D64C6D, #B2D64C, #4CD6B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2FC
Lighter +30%#D3C8F3
Lighter +20%#B29FE9
Lighter +10%#9175E0
Darker −10%#542DC2
Darker −20%#422399
Darker −30%#301A6F
Darker −40%#1E1046
More saturated +25%#6330F2
Less saturated −25%#7D67BB

Channel breakdown

R112
G76
B214
Red112 (43.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue255.65°
Saturation (HSL)62.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4C · B D6

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