Colour

#723CD3

#723CD3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#723CD3 is a violet with RGB values 114, 60, 211 and HSL 261°, 63%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#723CD3

RGBrgb(114, 60, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2353, 0.8275

RGB percentages44.7%, 23.5%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(261.5, 63.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 71.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK46%, 71.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,486,675

CSS custom property--colour: #723CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#8DC32C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#556384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4 Blue violet · ΔE 15.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD33C

Analogous#3C51D3, #BE3CD3

Triadic#D3723C, #3CD372

Split complementary#D3BE3C, #51D33C

Tetradic#D33C51, #9DD33C, #3CD3BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE2F9

Lighter +30%#CCB9EF

Lighter +20%#AE8FE6

Lighter +10%#9066DC

Darker −10%#5A29B3

Darker −20%#451F8A

Darker −30%#301660

Darker −40%#1B0C37

More saturated +25%#691EF1

Less saturated −25%#7B5AB5

Channel breakdown

R114

G60

B211

Red114 (44.7%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue261.46°

Saturation (HSL)63.18%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 3C · B D3

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