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Colour

#7138FF

  • #7138FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7138FF is a violet with RGB values 113, 56, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7138FF#7138FF
HEX#7138FF
RGBrgb(113, 56, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.2196, 1
RGB percentages44.3%, 22%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.2, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 78%, 100%)
CMYK55.7%, 78%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,420,159
CSS custom property--colour: #7138FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#8EC700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2C739Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Blue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FF38
Analogous#3863FF, #D538FF
Triadic#FF7138, #38FF71
Split complementary#FFD438, #63FF38
Tetradic#FF3862, #C6FF38, #38FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DED1FF
Lighter +20%#BA9EFF
Lighter +10%#956BFF
Darker −10%#4D05FF
Darker −20%#3C00D1
Darker −30%#2D009E
Darker −40%#1F006B
More saturated +25%#7138FF
Less saturated −25%#7C51E6

Channel breakdown

R113
G56
B255
Red113 (44.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 38 · B FF

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