Colour

#704EB2

#704EB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#704EB2 is a violet with RGB values 112, 78, 178 and HSL 260°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#704EB2

RGBrgb(112, 78, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3059, 0.698

RGB percentages43.9%, 30.6%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(260.4, 39.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 56.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK37.1%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,360,178

CSS custom property--colour: #704EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#8FB14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F62B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A60B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#606378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.5 Medium purple · ΔE 13.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#90B24E

Analogous#4E5EB2, #A24EB2

Triadic#B2704E, #4EB270

Split complementary#B2A24E, #5EB24E

Tetradic#B24E5E, #90B24E, #4EB2A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3DCF0

Lighter +30%#C6B9E0

Lighter +20%#A995D1

Lighter +10%#8D72C1

Darker −10%#5A3E8F

Darker −20%#432F6B

Darker −30%#2D1F48

Darker −40%#171024

More saturated +25%#662ED2

Less saturated −25%#7A6E92

Channel breakdown

R112

G78

B178

Red112 (43.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue260.4°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 4E · B B2

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Colour values

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