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Colour

#72009C

  • #72009C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#72009C is a violet with RGB values 114, 0, 156 and HSL 284°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#72009C#72009C
HEX#72009C
RGBrgb(114, 0, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0, 0.6118
RGB percentages44.7%, 0%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(283.8, 100%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 100%, 61.2%)
CMYK26.9%, 100%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,471,260
CSS custom property--colour: #72009C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#8DFF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00419Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#004799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#6D355Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Purple · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A9C00
Analogous#24009C, #9C0078
Triadic#9C7200, #009C72
Split complementary#789C00, #009C24
Tetradic#9C2400, #2A9C00, #00789C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D769FF
Lighter +30%#C936FF
Lighter +20%#BB03FF
Lighter +10%#9700CF
Darker −10%#4D0069
Darker −20%#270036
Darker −30%#020003
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#72009C
Less saturated −25%#691489

Channel breakdown

R114
G0
B156
Red114 (44.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue283.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 00 · B 9C

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