Colour

#7229BD

#7229BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7229BD is a violet with RGB values 114, 41, 189 and HSL 270°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7229BD

RGBrgb(114, 41, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1608, 0.7412

RGB percentages44.7%, 16.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(269.6, 64.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 78.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK39.7%, 78.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,481,789

CSS custom property--colour: #7229BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#8DD642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#615173no 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 text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9 Blue violet · ΔE 16.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19.3 Indigo · ΔE 19.9 Dark blue · ΔE 22.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74BD29

Analogous#292ABD, #BC29BD

Triadic#BD7229, #29BD72

Split complementary#BDBC29, #2ABD29

Tetradic#BD292A, #74BD29, #29BDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9C1F1

Lighter +30%#BF97E8

Lighter +20%#A56DDF

Lighter +10%#8C43D6

Darker −10%#592093

Darker −20%#3F1769

Darker −30%#260E3F

Darker −40%#0D0515

More saturated +25%#720CDA

Less saturated −25%#7246A0

Channel breakdown

R114

G41

B189

Red114 (44.7%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue269.59°

Saturation (HSL)64.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 29 · B BD

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