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Colour

#7226CD

  • #7226CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7226CD is a violet with RGB values 114, 38, 205 and HSL 267°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7226CD#7226CD
HEX#7226CD
RGBrgb(114, 38, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.149, 0.8039
RGB percentages44.7%, 14.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(267.3, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 81.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,481,037
CSS custom property--colour: #7226CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#8DD932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59577Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.9Dark violet · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Medium blue · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81CD26
Analogous#262ECD, #C526CD
Triadic#CD7226, #26CD72
Split complementary#CDC626, #2DCD26
Tetradic#CD262E, #81CD26, #26CDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DECAF5
Lighter +30%#C29FED
Lighter +20%#A774E5
Lighter +10%#8C49DD
Darker −10%#5A1EA2
Darker −20%#421677
Darker −30%#2A0E4C
Darker −40%#120621
More saturated +25%#6F08EB
Less saturated −25%#7544AF

Channel breakdown

R114
G38
B205
Red114 (44.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue267.31°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 26 · B CD

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