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Colour

#704DA4

  • #704DA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#704DA4 is a violet with RGB values 112, 77, 164 and HSL 264°, 36%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#704DA4#704DA4
HEX#704DA4
RGBrgb(112, 77, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.302, 0.6431
RGB percentages43.9%, 30.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(264.1, 36.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.1, 53%, 64.3%)
CMYK31.7%, 53%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,359,908
CSS custom property--colour: #704DA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8FB25B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D5FA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#375EA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#655E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81A44D
Analogous#4D55A4, #9C4DA4
Triadic#A4704D, #4DA470
Split complementary#A49C4D, #55A44D
Tetradic#A44D55, #81A44D, #4DA49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD3EA
Lighter +30%#C1B0DA
Lighter +20%#A68DCA
Lighter +10%#8A6BB9
Darker −10%#583D81
Darker −20%#412C5F
Darker −30%#291C3C
Darker −40%#110C19
More saturated +25%#6A2FC2
Less saturated −25%#766B86

Channel breakdown

R112
G77
B164
Red112 (43.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue264.14°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4D · B A4

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