Colour

#720CAA

#720CAA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#720CAA is a violet with RGB values 114, 12, 170 and HSL 279°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#720CAA#720CAA

HEX#720CAA

RGBrgb(114, 12, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0471, 0.6667

RGB percentages44.7%, 4.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(278.7, 86.8%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 92.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK32.9%, 92.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,474,346

CSS custom property--colour: #720CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#8DF355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#683F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4 Indigo · ΔE 16.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4 Dark blue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44AA0C

Analogous#230CAA, #AA0C93

Triadic#AA720C, #0CAA72

Split complementary#93AA0C, #0CAA23

Tetradic#AA230C, #44AA0C, #0C93AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D18BF7

Lighter +30%#BE5CF3

Lighter +20%#AB2CF0

Lighter +10%#920FDA

Darker −10%#52097A

Darker −20%#32054B

Darker −30%#12021B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7500B6

Less saturated −25%#6B2393

Channel breakdown

R114

G12

B170

Red114 (44.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue278.73°

Saturation (HSL)86.81%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 0C · B AA

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Colour values

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