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Recognised as Colour

#721CC0

  • #721CC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#721CC0 is a violet with RGB values 114, 28, 192 and HSL 271°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#721CC0#721CC0
HEX#721CC0
RGBrgb(114, 28, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1098, 0.7529
RGB percentages44.7%, 11%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(271.5, 74.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 85.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 85.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,478,464
CSS custom property--colour: #721CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#8DE33F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#604E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Indigo · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 23.7Medium blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AC01C
Analogous#201CC0, #C01CBC
Triadic#C0721C, #1CC072
Split complementary#BCC01C, #1CC020
Tetradic#C0201C, #6AC01C, #1CBCC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B4F4
Lighter +30%#BD87EE
Lighter +20%#A45BE7
Lighter +10%#8C2EE1
Darker −10%#581693
Darker −20%#3D0F67
Darker −30%#23093A
Darker −40%#08020E
More saturated +25%#7301DC
Less saturated −25%#7138A4

Channel breakdown

R114
G28
B192
Red114 (44.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue271.46°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 1C · B C0

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