Colour

#7235EB

#7235EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7235EB is a violet with RGB values 114, 53, 235 and HSL 260°, 82%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#7235EB

RGBrgb(114, 53, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2078, 0.9216

RGB percentages44.7%, 20.8%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(260.1, 82%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.1, 77.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK51.5%, 77.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,484,907

CSS custom property--colour: #7235EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#8DCA14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#456990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.1 Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Medium blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7 Blue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEEB35

Analogous#3553EB, #CD35EB

Triadic#EB7235, #35EB72

Split complementary#EBCD35, #53EB35

Tetradic#EB3553, #AEEB35, #35EBCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EFFD

Lighter +30%#D3C0F9

Lighter +20%#B392F4

Lighter +10%#9263F0

Darker −10%#5615D8

Darker −20%#4411A9

Darker −30%#310C7B

Darker −40%#1F084C

More saturated +25%#6B21FF

Less saturated −25%#7B51CF

Channel breakdown

R114

G53

B235

Red114 (44.7%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue260.11°

Saturation (HSL)81.98%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 35 · B EB

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