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Recognised as Colour

#723CCB

  • #723CCB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#723CCB is a violet with RGB values 114, 60, 203 and HSL 263°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#723CCB#723CCB
HEX#723CCB
RGBrgb(114, 60, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2353, 0.7961
RGB percentages44.7%, 23.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(262.7, 57.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 70.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK43.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,486,667
CSS custom property--colour: #723CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#8DC334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59607Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Indigo · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95CB3C
Analogous#3C4DCB, #BA3CCB
Triadic#CB723C, #3CCB72
Split complementary#CBBA3C, #4DCB3C
Tetradic#CB3C4D, #95CB3C, #3CCBBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DDF6
Lighter +30%#C9B5EB
Lighter +20%#AC8DE0
Lighter +10%#8F64D6
Darker −10%#5B2DA7
Darker −20%#45227F
Darker −30%#2F1757
Darker −40%#190C2F
More saturated +25%#6A1DEA
Less saturated −25%#7A5BAC

Channel breakdown

R114
G60
B203
Red114 (44.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue262.66°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 3C · B CB

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