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Recognised as Colour

#712FC2

  • #712FC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#712FC2 is a violet with RGB values 113, 47, 194 and HSL 267°, 61%, 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

#712FC2#712FC2
HEX#712FC2
RGBrgb(113, 47, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.1843, 0.7608
RGB percentages44.3%, 18.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(266.9, 61%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 75.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK41.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,417,794
CSS custom property--colour: #712FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09439WCAG 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 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#8ED03D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80C22F
Analogous#2F36C2, #BA2FC2
Triadic#C2712F, #2FC271
Split complementary#C2BB2F, #36C22F
Tetradic#C22F36, #80C22F, #2FC2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCCBF2
Lighter +30%#C1A2E8
Lighter +20%#A679DE
Lighter +10%#8B50D4
Darker −10%#592599
Darker −20%#411B70
Darker −30%#291147
Darker −40%#11071E
More saturated +25%#6E11E0
Less saturated −25%#744DA4

Channel breakdown

R113
G47
B194
Red113 (44.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue266.94°
Saturation (HSL)61%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 2F · B C2

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