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Recognised as Colour

#712DBA

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

#712DBA is a violet with RGB values 113, 45, 186 and HSL 269°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#712DBA#712DBA
HEX#712DBA
RGBrgb(113, 45, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.1765, 0.7294
RGB percentages44.3%, 17.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(268.9, 61%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 75.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK39.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,417,274
CSS custom property--colour: #712DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#8ED245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#605272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Indigo · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76BA2D
Analogous#2D2FBA, #B82DBA
Triadic#BA712D, #2DBA71
Split complementary#BAB82D, #2FBA2D
Tetradic#BA2D2F, #76BA2D, #2DBAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C3F0
Lighter +30%#BF9AE6
Lighter +20%#A570DD
Lighter +10%#8B47D3
Darker −10%#582391
Darker −20%#3F1968
Darker −30%#260F3F
Darker −40%#0D0516
More saturated +25%#7010D7
Less saturated −25%#724A9D

Channel breakdown

R113
G45
B186
Red113 (44.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue268.94°
Saturation (HSL)61.04%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 2D · B BA

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