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Recognised as Colour

#720FFF

  • #720FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#720FFF is a violet with RGB values 114, 15, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#720FFF#720FFF
HEX#720FFF
RGBrgb(114, 15, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0588, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 5.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.8, 100%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 94.1%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 94.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,475,199
CSS custom property--colour: #720FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#8DF000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#326897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 14.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Dark orchid · ΔE 38.4Fuchsia · ΔE 43.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CFF0F
Analogous#0F24FF, #EA0FFF
Triadic#FF720F, #0FFF72
Split complementary#FFEA0F, #24FF0F
Tetradic#FF0F24, #9CFF0F, #0FFFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADBFF
Lighter +30%#CCA8FF
Lighter +20%#AE75FF
Lighter +10%#9042FF
Darker −10%#5A00DB
Darker −20%#4500A8
Darker −30%#300075
Darker −40%#1B0042
More saturated +25%#720FFF
Less saturated −25%#772DE1

Channel breakdown

R114
G15
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 0F · B FF

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