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Recognised as Colour

#7243C1

  • #7243C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7243C1 is a violet with RGB values 114, 67, 193 and HSL 262°, 50%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7243C1#7243C1
HEX#7243C1
RGBrgb(114, 67, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2627, 0.7569
RGB percentages44.7%, 26.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(262.4, 50.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 65.3%, 75.7%)
CMYK40.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,488,449
CSS custom property--colour: #7243C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#8DBC3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5E607Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92C143
Analogous#4353C1, #B143C1
Triadic#C17243, #43C172
Split complementary#C1B143, #53C143
Tetradic#C14353, #92C143, #43C1B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DCF4
Lighter +30%#C8B6E7
Lighter +20%#AC90DA
Lighter +10%#8F69CE
Darker −10%#5B349D
Darker −20%#452777
Darker −30%#2F1B50
Darker −40%#180E2A
More saturated +25%#6A24E0
Less saturated −25%#7A62A2

Channel breakdown

R114
G67
B193
Red114 (44.7%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue262.38°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 43 · B C1

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