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Recognised as Colour

#705B94

  • #705B94
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#705B94 is a violet with RGB values 112, 91, 148 and HSL 262°, 24%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#705B94#705B94
HEX#705B94
RGBrgb(112, 91, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3569, 0.5804
RGB percentages43.9%, 35.7%, 58%
HSLhsl(262.1, 23.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 38.5%, 58%)
CMYK24.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,363,476
CSS custom property--colour: #705B94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#8FA46B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6596no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#516592no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#696470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F945B
Analogous#5B6294, #8D5B94
Triadic#94705B, #5B9470
Split complementary#948C5B, #62945B
Tetradic#945B62, #7F945B, #5B948D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD6E5
Lighter +30%#C0B6D2
Lighter +20%#A596BF
Lighter +10%#8A77AB
Darker −10%#584874
Darker −20%#403455
Darker −30%#282135
Darker −40%#100D16
More saturated +25%#683DB2
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R112
G91
B148
Red112 (43.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)23.85%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5B · B 94

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