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Recognised as Colour

#7224BA

  • #7224BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7224BA is a violet with RGB values 114, 36, 186 and HSL 271°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7224BA#7224BA
HEX#7224BA
RGBrgb(114, 36, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1412, 0.7294
RGB percentages44.7%, 14.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(271.2, 67.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 80.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK38.7%, 80.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,480,506
CSS custom property--colour: #7224BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#8DDB45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#624E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Indigo · ΔE 19.5Dark blue · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CBA24
Analogous#2724BA, #BA24B7
Triadic#BA7224, #24BA72
Split complementary#B7BA24, #24BA27
Tetradic#BA2724, #6CBA24, #24B7BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B9F1
Lighter +30%#BD8EE9
Lighter +20%#A563E1
Lighter +10%#8C38D9
Darker −10%#581C8F
Darker −20%#3E1365
Darker −30%#230B3A
Darker −40%#09030F
More saturated +25%#7308D6
Less saturated −25%#71409E

Channel breakdown

R114
G36
B186
Red114 (44.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 24 · B BA

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