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Recognised as Colour

#704EFF

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

#704EFF is a blue with RGB values 112, 78, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#704EFF#704EFF
HEX#704EFF
RGBrgb(112, 78, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3059, 1
RGB percentages43.9%, 30.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.5, 100%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 69.4%, 100%)
CMYK56.1%, 69.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,360,255
CSS custom property--colour: #704EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#8FB100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#257DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFF4E
Analogous#4E85FF, #C84EFF
Triadic#FF704E, #4EFF70
Split complementary#FFC84E, #85FF4E
Tetradic#FF4E85, #DDFF4E, #4EFFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE7FF
Lighter +20%#C2B4FF
Lighter +10%#9981FF
Darker −10%#471BFF
Darker −20%#2C00E7
Darker −30%#2300B4
Darker −40%#190081
More saturated +25%#704EFF
Less saturated −25%#7E64E9

Channel breakdown

R112
G78
B255
Red112 (43.9%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4E · B FF

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