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Colour

#723EE5

  • #723EE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#723EE5 is a violet with RGB values 114, 62, 229 and HSL 259°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#723EE5#723EE5
HEX#723EE5
RGBrgb(114, 62, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2431, 0.898
RGB percentages44.7%, 24.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(258.7, 76.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 72.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK50.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,487,205
CSS custom property--colour: #723EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#8DC11A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#496B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Medium blue · ΔE 24.2Dark blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1E53E
Analogous#3E5EE5, #C53EE5
Triadic#E5723E, #3EE572
Split complementary#E5C63E, #5DE53E
Tetradic#E53E5E, #B1E53E, #3EE5C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2FD
Lighter +30%#D5C5F7
Lighter +20%#B498F1
Lighter +10%#936BEB
Darker −10%#551CD4
Darker −20%#4316A7
Darker −30%#31107A
Darker −40%#1F0A4D
More saturated +25%#6824FF
Less saturated −25%#7C59CA

Channel breakdown

R114
G62
B229
Red114 (44.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue258.68°
Saturation (HSL)76.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 3E · B E5

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