Colour

#7222DF

#7222DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7222DF is a violet with RGB values 114, 34, 223 and HSL 265°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7222DF#7222DF

HEX#7222DF

RGBrgb(114, 34, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1333, 0.8745

RGB percentages44.7%, 13.3%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(265.4, 74.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 84.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK48.9%, 84.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,480,031

CSS custom property--colour: #7222DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#8DDD20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4F5D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.9 Dark violet · ΔE 12.3 Medium blue · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1 Blue · ΔE 30.1 Dark blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FDF22

Analogous#2230DF, #D122DF

Triadic#DF7222, #22DF72

Split complementary#DFD122, #30DF22

Tetradic#DF2231, #8FDF22, #22DFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4D4F9

Lighter +30%#C7A8F2

Lighter +20%#AB7BEC

Lighter +10%#8E4FE5

Darker −10%#5B1AB4

Darker −20%#451487

Darker −30%#2E0D5B

Darker −40%#17072E

More saturated +25%#6D02FF

Less saturated −25%#7742BF

Channel breakdown

R114

G34

B223

Red114 (44.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue265.4°

Saturation (HSL)74.7%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 22 · B DF

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