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Recognised as Colour

#721BB0

  • #721BB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#721BB0 is a violet with RGB values 114, 27, 176 and HSL 275°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#721BB0#721BB0
HEX#721BB0
RGBrgb(114, 27, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1059, 0.6902
RGB percentages44.7%, 10.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(275, 73.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 84.7%, 69%)
CMYK35.2%, 84.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,478,192
CSS custom property--colour: #721BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#8DE44F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#664669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Indigo · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 22.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59B01B
Analogous#281BB0, #B01BA3
Triadic#B0721B, #1BB072
Split complementary#A4B01B, #1BB027
Tetradic#B0271B, #59B01B, #1BA3B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2A6F1
Lighter +30%#BB79EB
Lighter +20%#A54DE4
Lighter +10%#8F22DC
Darker −10%#551484
Darker −20%#390D58
Darker −30%#1C072B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7602C9
Less saturated −25%#6E3497

Channel breakdown

R114
G27
B176
Red114 (44.7%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue275.03°
Saturation (HSL)73.4%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 1B · B B0

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