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Recognised as Colour

#7248C7

  • #7248C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7248C7 is a violet with RGB values 114, 72, 199 and HSL 260°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7248C7#7248C7
HEX#7248C7
RGBrgb(114, 72, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2824, 0.7804
RGB percentages44.7%, 28.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(259.8, 53.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 63.8%, 78%)
CMYK42.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,489,735
CSS custom property--colour: #7248C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#8DB738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DC748
Analogous#485DC7, #B248C7
Triadic#C77248, #48C772
Split complementary#C7B248, #5DC748
Tetradic#C7485D, #9DC748, #48C7B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE4F7
Lighter +30%#CCBDEB
Lighter +20%#AE96DF
Lighter +10%#906FD3
Darker −10%#5A34A8
Darker −20%#452881
Darker −30%#301C5A
Darker −40%#1B1033
More saturated +25%#682AE5
Less saturated −25%#7C66A9

Channel breakdown

R114
G72
B199
Red114 (44.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue259.84°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 48 · B C7

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