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Recognised as Colour

#7249A7

  • #7249A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7249A7 is a violet with RGB values 114, 73, 167 and HSL 266°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7249A7#7249A7
HEX#7249A7
RGBrgb(114, 73, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2863, 0.6549
RGB percentages44.7%, 28.6%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(266.2, 39.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 56.3%, 65.5%)
CMYK31.7%, 56.3%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,489,959
CSS custom property--colour: #7249A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 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 black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#8DB658

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#235DAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#315DA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#685C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EA749
Analogous#494FA7, #A149A7
Triadic#A77249, #49A772
Split complementary#A7A149, #4FA749
Tetradic#A7494F, #7EA749, #49A7A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD1EB
Lighter +30%#C2AEDB
Lighter +20%#A78ACC
Lighter +10%#8C67BC
Darker −10%#5A3984
Darker −20%#422A60
Darker −30%#291A3D
Darker −40%#110B19
More saturated +25%#6E2BC5
Less saturated −25%#766789

Channel breakdown

R114
G73
B167
Red114 (44.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue266.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 49 · B A7

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