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Recognised as Colour

#7222AD

  • #7222AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7222AD is a violet with RGB values 114, 34, 173 and HSL 275°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7222AD#7222AD
HEX#7222AD
RGBrgb(114, 34, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1333, 0.6784
RGB percentages44.7%, 13.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(274.5, 67.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 80.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK34.1%, 80.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,479,981
CSS custom property--colour: #7222AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#8DDD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#674768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Indigo · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 22.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DAD22
Analogous#2C22AD, #AD22A3
Triadic#AD7222, #22AD72
Split complementary#A3AD22, #22AD2D
Tetradic#AD2D22, #5DAD22, #22A3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3ACEF
Lighter +30%#BC82E6
Lighter +20%#A557DE
Lighter +10%#8E2CD6
Darker −10%#561A82
Darker −20%#3A1158
Darker −30%#1E092D
Darker −40%#020003
More saturated +25%#7608C7
Less saturated −25%#6E3C93

Channel breakdown

R114
G34
B173
Red114 (44.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue274.53°
Saturation (HSL)67.15%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 22 · B AD

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