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Recognised as Colour

#714BBB

  • #714BBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#714BBB is a violet with RGB values 113, 75, 187 and HSL 260°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#714BBB#714BBB
HEX#714BBB
RGBrgb(113, 75, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.2941, 0.7333
RGB percentages44.3%, 29.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(260.4, 45.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 59.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK39.6%, 59.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,424,955
CSS custom property--colour: #714BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8EB444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1660B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5E637Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95BB4B
Analogous#4B5DBB, #A94BBB
Triadic#BB714B, #4BBB71
Split complementary#BBA94B, #5DBB4B
Tetradic#BB4B5D, #95BB4B, #4BBBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DFF3
Lighter +30%#C9BAE5
Lighter +20%#AB95D7
Lighter +10%#8E70C9
Darker −10%#5A3A99
Darker −20%#442C74
Darker −30%#2F1E4F
Darker −40%#19102A
More saturated +25%#672CDA
Less saturated −25%#7B6A9C

Channel breakdown

R113
G75
B187
Red113 (44.3%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue260.36°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 4B · B BB

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