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Colour

#712AC8

  • #712AC8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#712AC8 is a violet with RGB values 113, 42, 200 and HSL 267°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#712AC8#712AC8
HEX#712AC8
RGBrgb(113, 42, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.1647, 0.7843
RGB percentages44.3%, 16.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(267, 65.3%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 79%, 78.4%)
CMYK43.5%, 79%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,416,520
CSS custom property--colour: #712AC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8ED537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 12.2Dark violet · ΔE 16Dark blue · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81C82A
Analogous#2A32C8, #C02AC8
Triadic#C8712A, #2AC871
Split complementary#C8C02A, #32C82A
Tetradic#C82A32, #81C82A, #2AC8C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDCAF4
Lighter +30%#C2A0EB
Lighter +20%#A776E2
Lighter +10%#8B4CD9
Darker −10%#59219E
Darker −20%#411874
Darker −30%#2A0F4A
Darker −40%#12071F
More saturated +25%#6E0CE6
Less saturated −25%#7448AA

Channel breakdown

R113
G42
B200
Red113 (44.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue266.96°
Saturation (HSL)65.29%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 2A · B C8

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