Colour

#7055AA

#7055AA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7055AA is a violet with RGB values 112, 85, 170 and HSL 259°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7055AA

RGBrgb(112, 85, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3333, 0.6667

RGB percentages43.9%, 33.3%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(259.1, 33.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 50%, 66.7%)

CMYK34.1%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,361,962

CSS custom property--colour: #7055AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#8FAA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3765ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D63A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#636577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5 Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 17.1 Royal blue · ΔE 24.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FAA55

Analogous#5565AA, #9A55AA

Triadic#AA7055, #55AA70

Split complementary#AA9B55, #65AA55

Tetradic#AA5565, #8FAA55, #55AA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DDEE

Lighter +30%#C6BBDD

Lighter +20%#A999CC

Lighter +10%#8D77BB

Darker −10%#5A4488

Darker −20%#433366

Darker −30%#2D2244

Darker −40%#161122

More saturated +25%#6435CA

Less saturated −25%#7C758A

Channel breakdown

R112

G85

B170

Red112 (43.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue259.06°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 55 · B AA

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