Colour

#705CA4

#705CA4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#705CA4 is a violet with RGB values 112, 92, 164 and HSL 257°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#705CA4

RGBrgb(112, 92, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3608, 0.6431

RGB percentages43.9%, 36.1%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(256.7, 28.3%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 43.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK31.7%, 43.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,363,748

CSS custom property--colour: #705CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#8FA35B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4668A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4967A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#656978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Royal blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90A45C

Analogous#5C6CA4, #945CA4

Triadic#A4705C, #5CA470

Split complementary#A4945C, #6CA45C

Tetradic#A45C6C, #90A45C, #5CA494

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3DFED

Lighter +30%#C6BEDB

Lighter +20%#A99DC9

Lighter +10%#8D7DB6

Darker −10%#5A4984

Darker −20%#433763

Darker −30%#2D2542

Darker −40%#171321

More saturated +25%#623CC4

Less saturated −25%#7E7C84

Channel breakdown

R112

G92

B164

Red112 (43.9%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue256.67°

Saturation (HSL)28.35%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 5C · B A4

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