Colour

#7200FF

#7200FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#7200FF is a violet with RGB values 114, 0, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#7200FF#7200FF

HEX#7200FF

RGBrgb(114, 0, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0, 1

RGB percentages44.7%, 0%, 100%

HSLhsl(266.8, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 100%, 100%)

CMYK55.3%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,471,359

CSS custom property--colour: #7200FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#8DFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#326796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 14 Medium blue · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark violet · ΔE 26.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8DFF00

Analogous#000EFF, #F100FF

Triadic#FF7200, #00FF72

Split complementary#FFF100, #0EFF00

Tetradic#FF000E, #8DFF00, #00FFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3CCFF

Lighter +30%#C799FF

Lighter +20%#AA66FF

Lighter +10%#8E33FF

Darker −10%#5B00CC

Darker −20%#440099

Darker −30%#2E0066

Darker −40%#170033

More saturated +25%#7200FF

Less saturated −25%#7520DF

Channel breakdown

R114

B255

Red114 (44.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue266.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 00 · B FF

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