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Recognised as Colour

#714CAE

  • #714CAE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#714CAE is a violet with RGB values 113, 76, 174 and HSL 263°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#714CAE#714CAE
HEX#714CAE
RGBrgb(113, 76, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.298, 0.6824
RGB percentages44.3%, 29.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(262.7, 39.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 56.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK35.1%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,425,198
CSS custom property--colour: #714CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8EB351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2060B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D5FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#646075no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89AE4C
Analogous#4C58AE, #A24CAE
Triadic#AE714C, #4CAE71
Split complementary#AEA24C, #58AE4C
Tetradic#AE4C58, #89AE4C, #4CAEA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D8EE
Lighter +30%#C4B5DE
Lighter +20%#A891CF
Lighter +10%#8C6EBF
Darker −10%#5A3C8B
Darker −20%#432D67
Darker −30%#2C1D44
Darker −40%#150E20
More saturated +25%#692DCD
Less saturated −25%#796B8F

Channel breakdown

R113
G76
B174
Red113 (44.3%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue262.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 4C · B AE

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