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Recognised as Colour

#7233B2

  • #7233B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7233B2 is a violet with RGB values 114, 51, 178 and HSL 270°, 55%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7233B2#7233B2
HEX#7233B2
RGBrgb(114, 51, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2, 0.698
RGB percentages44.7%, 20%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(269.8, 55.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 71.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK36%, 71.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,484,338
CSS custom property--colour: #7233B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#8DCC4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#65526Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Indigo · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B233
Analogous#3333B2, #B233B2
Triadic#B27233, #33B272
Split complementary#B2B133, #34B233
Tetradic#B23333, #73B233, #33B2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C3EE
Lighter +30%#BF9CE2
Lighter +20%#A574D7
Lighter +10%#8B4CCC
Darker −10%#59288A
Darker −20%#3F1C63
Darker −30%#26113B
Darker −40%#0C0613
More saturated +25%#7216CF
Less saturated −25%#725095

Channel breakdown

R114
G51
B178
Red114 (44.7%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue269.76°
Saturation (HSL)55.46%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 33 · B B2

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