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Recognised as Colour

#720BA4

  • #720BA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#720BA4 is a violet with RGB values 114, 11, 164 and HSL 280°, 87%, 34%. 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

#720BA4#720BA4
HEX#720BA4
RGBrgb(114, 11, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0431, 0.6431
RGB percentages44.7%, 4.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(280.4, 87.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 93.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK30.5%, 93.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,474,084
CSS custom property--colour: #720BA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#8DF45B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6A3C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Indigo · ΔE 14.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DA40B
Analogous#260BA4, #A40B89
Triadic#A4720B, #0BA472
Split complementary#89A40B, #0BA426
Tetradic#A4260B, #3DA40B, #0B89A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D184F7
Lighter +30%#C054F4
Lighter +20%#AE25F0
Lighter +10%#930ED4
Darker −10%#510874
Darker −20%#300544
Darker −30%#0E0115
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7600AF
Less saturated −25%#6A218E

Channel breakdown

R114
G11
B164
Red114 (44.7%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue280.39°
Saturation (HSL)87.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 0B · B A4

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