Colour

#723BA2

#723BA2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#723BA2 is a violet with RGB values 114, 59, 162 and HSL 272°, 47%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#723BA2

RGBrgb(114, 59, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2314, 0.6353

RGB percentages44.7%, 23.1%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(272, 46.6%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272, 63.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK29.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,486,370

CSS custom property--colour: #723BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#8DC45D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2356A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6A5069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 3.8 Slate blue · ΔE 16.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Purple · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 3.81, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BA23B

Analogous#3F3BA2, #A23B9E

Triadic#A2723B, #3BA272

Split complementary#9EA23B, #3BA23F

Tetradic#A23F3B, #6BA23B, #3B9EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6C1E8

Lighter +30%#BD9BDB

Lighter +20%#A476CD

Lighter +10%#8C51BF

Darker −10%#582D7D

Darker −20%#3D2057

Darker −30%#231232

Darker −40%#09050C

More saturated +25%#741FBE

Less saturated −25%#705786

Channel breakdown

R114

G59

B162

Red114 (44.7%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue272.04°

Saturation (HSL)46.61%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 3B · B A2

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