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Recognised as Colour

#720AA6

  • #720AA6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#720AA6 is a violet with RGB values 114, 10, 166 and HSL 280°, 89%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#720AA6#720AA6
HEX#720AA6
RGBrgb(114, 10, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0392, 0.651
RGB percentages44.7%, 3.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(280, 88.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 94%, 65.1%)
CMYK31.3%, 94%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,473,830
CSS custom property--colour: #720AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#8DF559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6A3C61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 15.5Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EA60A
Analogous#240AA6, #A60A8C
Triadic#A6720A, #0AA672
Split complementary#8CA60A, #0AA624
Tetradic#A6240A, #3EA60A, #0A8CA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D184F8
Lighter +30%#BF54F5
Lighter +20%#AD24F2
Lighter +10%#930DD6
Darker −10%#510776
Darker −20%#300446
Darker −30%#0F0116
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500B0
Less saturated −25%#6B2090

Channel breakdown

R114
G10
B166
Red114 (44.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)88.64%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 0A · B A6

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