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Recognised as Colour

#7249C9

  • #7249C9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7249C9 is a violet with RGB values 114, 73, 201 and HSL 259°, 54%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7249C9#7249C9
HEX#7249C9
RGBrgb(114, 73, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2863, 0.7882
RGB percentages44.7%, 28.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(259.2, 54.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 63.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK43.3%, 63.7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,489,993
CSS custom property--colour: #7249C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8DB636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5A6782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0C949
Analogous#4960C9, #B249C9
Triadic#C97249, #49C972
Split complementary#C9B249, #60C949
Tetradic#C94960, #A0C949, #49C9B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE6F8
Lighter +30%#CDBFEC
Lighter +20%#AF98E0
Lighter +10%#9070D5
Darker −10%#5A33AC
Darker −20%#452785
Darker −30%#311C5D
Darker −40%#1C1036
More saturated +25%#672BE7
Less saturated −25%#7D66AC

Channel breakdown

R114
G73
B201
Red114 (44.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue259.22°
Saturation (HSL)54.24%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 49 · B C9

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