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Recognised as Colour

#70578F

  • #70578F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#70578F is a violet with RGB values 112, 87, 143 and HSL 267°, 24%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#70578F#70578F
HEX#70578F
RGBrgb(112, 87, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3412, 0.5608
RGB percentages43.9%, 34.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(266.8, 24.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 39.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 39.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,362,447
CSS custom property--colour: #70578F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#8FA870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6191no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F628Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6B606Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 31.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#768F57
Analogous#575A8F, #8C578F
Triadic#8F7057, #578F70
Split complementary#8F8C57, #5A8F57
Tetradic#8F575A, #768F57, #578F8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D0E2
Lighter +30%#BEB0CF
Lighter +20%#A490BC
Lighter +10%#8A71A8
Darker −10%#57446F
Darker −20%#3E3050
Darker −30%#251D30
Darker −40%#0D0A10
More saturated +25%#6D3AAC
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R112
G87
B143
Red112 (43.9%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue266.79°
Saturation (HSL)24.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 57 · B 8F

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