Colour

#70579F

#70579F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#70579F is a violet with RGB values 112, 87, 159 and HSL 261°, 29%, 48%. 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#70579F

RGBrgb(112, 87, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3412, 0.6235

RGB percentages43.9%, 34.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(260.8, 29.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 45.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK29.6%, 45.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,362,463

CSS custom property--colour: #70579F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#8FA860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4264A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#47639Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#666473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#869F57

Analogous#57629F, #94579F

Triadic#9F7057, #579F70

Split complementary#9F9457, #629F57

Tetradic#9F5762, #869F57, #579F94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DED8EA

Lighter +30%#C3B7D8

Lighter +20%#A796C6

Lighter +10%#8B75B4

Darker −10%#59457E

Darker −20%#42335D

Darker −30%#2A213C

Darker −40%#130F1B

More saturated +25%#6738BE

Less saturated −25%#797680

Channel breakdown

R112

G87

B159

Red112 (43.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue260.83°

Saturation (HSL)29.27%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 57 · B 9F

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