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Recognised as Colour

#7220AB

  • #7220AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7220AB is a violet with RGB values 114, 32, 171 and HSL 275°, 68%, 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

#7220AB#7220AB
HEX#7220AB
RGBrgb(114, 32, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1255, 0.6706
RGB percentages44.7%, 12.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(275.4, 68.5%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 81.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK33.3%, 81.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,479,467
CSS custom property--colour: #7220AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#8DDF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#684567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59AB20
Analogous#2C20AB, #AB209F
Triadic#AB7220, #20AB72
Split complementary#9FAB20, #20AB2C
Tetradic#AB2C20, #59AB20, #209FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2A8EF
Lighter +30%#BB7DE7
Lighter +20%#A552DF
Lighter +10%#8F28D6
Darker −10%#551880
Darker −20%#391055
Darker −30%#1C082A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7707C4
Less saturated −25%#6D3992

Channel breakdown

R114
G32
B171
Red114 (44.7%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue275.4°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 20 · B AB

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