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Recognised as Colour

#721DD1

  • #721DD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#721DD1 is a violet with RGB values 114, 29, 209 and HSL 268°, 76%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#721DD1#721DD1
HEX#721DD1
RGBrgb(114, 29, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1137, 0.8196
RGB percentages44.7%, 11.4%, 82%
HSLhsl(268.3, 75.6%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 86.1%, 82%)
CMYK45.5%, 86.1%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,478,737
CSS custom property--colour: #721DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#8DE22E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#57567Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.6Dark violet · ΔE 10.9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 27.9Indigo · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CD11D
Analogous#1D22D1, #CC1DD1
Triadic#D1721D, #1DD172
Split complementary#D1CC1D, #22D11D
Tetradic#D11D22, #7CD11D, #1DD1CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCC3F7
Lighter +30%#C196F1
Lighter +20%#A66AEA
Lighter +10%#8C3DE4
Darker −10%#5A17A4
Darker −20%#411177
Darker −30%#290A4B
Darker −40%#10041E
More saturated +25%#7000EE
Less saturated −25%#743BB3

Channel breakdown

R114
G29
B209
Red114 (44.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue268.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 1D · B D1

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