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Recognised as Colour

#722EFF

  • #722EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#722EFF is a violet with RGB values 114, 46, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#722EFF#722EFF
HEX#722EFF
RGBrgb(114, 46, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1804, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 18%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.5, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 82%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,483,135
CSS custom property--colour: #722EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#8DD100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#316F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.3Blue · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 41.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBFF2E
Analogous#2E52FF, #DB2EFF
Triadic#FF722E, #2EFF72
Split complementary#FFDB2E, #52FF2E
Tetradic#FF2E52, #BBFF2E, #2EFFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFF
Lighter +30%#D9C7FF
Lighter +20%#B794FF
Lighter +10%#9461FF
Darker −10%#5100FA
Darker −20%#4100C7
Darker −30%#300094
Darker −40%#200061
More saturated +25%#722EFF
Less saturated −25%#7B48E5

Channel breakdown

R114
G46
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 2E · B FF

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