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Recognised as Colour

#705AA5

  • #705AA5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#705AA5 is a violet with RGB values 112, 90, 165 and HSL 258°, 29%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#705AA5#705AA5
HEX#705AA5
RGBrgb(112, 90, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3529, 0.6471
RGB percentages43.9%, 35.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(257.6, 29.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 45.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK32.1%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,363,237
CSS custom property--colour: #705AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#8FA55A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4267A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4666A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#646877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FA55A
Analogous#5A6AA5, #955AA5
Triadic#A5705A, #5AA570
Split complementary#A5955A, #6AA55A
Tetradic#A55A6A, #8FA55A, #5AA595

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DEED
Lighter +30%#C6BDDB
Lighter +20%#A99CC9
Lighter +10%#8D7BB7
Darker −10%#5A4884
Darker −20%#433663
Darker −30%#2D2442
Darker −40%#161221
More saturated +25%#633AC5
Less saturated −25%#7D7A85

Channel breakdown

R112
G90
B165
Red112 (43.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue257.6°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5A · B A5

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