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Recognised as Colour

#720DB0

  • #720DB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#720DB0 is a violet with RGB values 114, 13, 176 and HSL 277°, 86%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#720DB0#720DB0
HEX#720DB0
RGBrgb(114, 13, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.051, 0.6902
RGB percentages44.7%, 5.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(277.2, 86.2%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 92.6%, 69%)
CMYK35.2%, 92.6%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,474,608
CSS custom property--colour: #720DB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#8DF24F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#664267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Indigo · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 22.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BB00D
Analogous#210DB0, #B00D9C
Triadic#B0720D, #0DB072
Split complementary#9CB00D, #0DB021
Tetradic#B0210D, #4BB00D, #0D9CB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D192F7
Lighter +30%#BC63F3
Lighter +20%#A833F0
Lighter +10%#9111DF
Darker −10%#530981
Darker −20%#340651
Darker −30%#160222
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500BD
Less saturated −25%#6C2598

Channel breakdown

R114
G13
B176
Red114 (44.7%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue277.18°
Saturation (HSL)86.24%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 0D · B B0

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