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Colour

#7200BB

  • #7200BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#7200BB is a violet with RGB values 114, 0, 187 and HSL 277°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#7200BB#7200BB
HEX#7200BB
RGBrgb(114, 0, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0, 0.7333
RGB percentages44.7%, 0%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(276.6, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK39%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,471,291
CSS custom property--colour: #7200BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#8DFF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#62456Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.4Blue violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium blue · ΔE 24Dark blue · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49BB00
Analogous#1400BB, #BB00A7
Triadic#BB7200, #00BB72
Split complementary#A7BB00, #00BB14
Tetradic#BB1400, #49BB00, #00A7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D188FF
Lighter +30%#BD55FF
Lighter +20%#A922FF
Lighter +10%#9100EE
Darker −10%#530088
Darker −20%#340055
Darker −30%#150022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7200BB
Less saturated −25%#6D17A4

Channel breakdown

R114
G0
B187
Red114 (44.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue276.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 00 · B BB

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