Colour

#721DFF

#721DFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#721DFF is a violet with RGB values 114, 29, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#721DFF#721DFF

HEX#721DFF

RGBrgb(114, 29, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1137, 1

RGB percentages44.7%, 11.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(262.6, 100%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 88.6%, 100%)

CMYK55.3%, 88.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,478,783

CSS custom property--colour: #721DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#8DE200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Tritanopia#326B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.5 Medium blue · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 23.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 36 Fuchsia · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AAFF1D

Analogous#1D39FF, #E31DFF

Triadic#FF721D, #1DFF72

Split complementary#FFE31D, #39FF1D

Tetradic#FF1D39, #AAFF1D, #1DFFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1E9FF

Lighter +30%#D1B6FF

Lighter +20%#B283FF

Lighter +10%#9250FF

Darker −10%#5800E9

Darker −20%#4400B6

Darker −30%#310083

Darker −40%#1E0050

More saturated +25%#721DFF

Less saturated −25%#7939E3

Channel breakdown

R114

G29

B255

Red114 (44.7%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue262.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 1D · B FF

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