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Recognised as Colour

#704DEC

  • #704DEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#704DEC is a blue with RGB values 112, 77, 236 and HSL 253°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#704DEC#704DEC
HEX#704DEC
RGBrgb(112, 77, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.302, 0.9255
RGB percentages43.9%, 30.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(253.2, 80.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 67.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK52.5%, 67.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,359,980
CSS custom property--colour: #704DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#8FB213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E7696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EC4D
Analogous#4D7AEC, #BF4DEC
Triadic#EC704D, #4DEC70
Split complementary#ECC04D, #79EC4D
Tetradic#EC4D7A, #C9EC4D, #4DECBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFD7FB
Lighter +20%#BAA9F6
Lighter +10%#957BF1
Darker −10%#4B1FE7
Darker −20%#3A14BF
Darker −30%#2C0F91
Darker −40%#1E0B62
More saturated +25%#653AFF
Less saturated −25%#7E66D3

Channel breakdown

R112
G77
B236
Red112 (43.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue253.21°
Saturation (HSL)80.71%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4D · B EC

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