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Recognised as Colour

#7212AC

  • #7212AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7212AC is a violet with RGB values 114, 18, 172 and HSL 277°, 81%, 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

#7212AC#7212AC
HEX#7212AC
RGBrgb(114, 18, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0706, 0.6745
RGB percentages44.7%, 7.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(277.4, 81.1%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 89.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK33.7%, 89.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,475,884
CSS custom property--colour: #7212AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#8DED53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#684165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Indigo · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Dark blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CAC12
Analogous#2512AC, #AC1299
Triadic#AC7212, #12AC72
Split complementary#99AC12, #12AC25
Tetradic#AC2512, #4CAC12, #1299AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D196F4
Lighter +30%#BC68EF
Lighter +20%#A83AEA
Lighter +10%#9117DA
Darker −10%#530D7E
Darker −20%#350850
Darker −30%#160421
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7600BE
Less saturated −25%#6C2A94

Channel breakdown

R114
G18
B172
Red114 (44.7%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue277.4°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 12 · B AC

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