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Recognised as Colour

#714DB6

  • #714DB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#714DB6 is a violet with RGB values 113, 77, 182 and HSL 261°, 42%, 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

#714DB6#714DB6
HEX#714DB6
RGBrgb(113, 77, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.302, 0.7137
RGB percentages44.3%, 30.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(260.6, 41.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 57.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK37.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,425,462
CSS custom property--colour: #714DB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#8EB249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1563B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2461B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60637Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92B64D
Analogous#4D5EB6, #A54DB6
Triadic#B6714D, #4DB671
Split complementary#B6A54D, #5EB64D
Tetradic#B64D5E, #92B64D, #4DB6A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DEF1
Lighter +30%#C8BAE2
Lighter +20%#AB95D4
Lighter +10%#8E71C5
Darker −10%#5A3C94
Darker −20%#442E6F
Darker −30%#2E1F4B
Darker −40%#181027
More saturated +25%#672ED5
Less saturated −25%#7B6C97

Channel breakdown

R113
G77
B182
Red113 (44.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue260.57°
Saturation (HSL)41.83%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 4D · B B6

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