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Recognised as Colour

#704F8D

  • #704F8D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#704F8D is a violet with RGB values 112, 79, 141 and HSL 272°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#704F8D#704F8D
HEX#704F8D
RGBrgb(112, 79, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3098, 0.5529
RGB percentages43.9%, 31%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(271.9, 28.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 44%, 55.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 44%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,360,397
CSS custom property--colour: #704F8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#8FB072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#495D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#6C5967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 30.6Midnight blue · ΔE 31.6Steel blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C8D4F
Analogous#514F8D, #8D4F8B
Triadic#8D704F, #4F8D70
Split complementary#8B8D4F, #4F8D51
Tetradic#8D514F, #6C8D4F, #4F8B8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C8E0
Lighter +30%#BCA7CE
Lighter +20%#A387BB
Lighter +10%#8A66A9
Darker −10%#563D6C
Darker −20%#3C2A4C
Darker −30%#22182B
Darker −40%#08060A
More saturated +25%#7234A9
Less saturated −25%#6E6B72

Channel breakdown

R112
G79
B141
Red112 (43.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue271.94°
Saturation (HSL)28.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4F · B 8D

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