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Colour

#7249DD

  • #7249DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7249DD is a violet with RGB values 114, 73, 221 and HSL 257°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7249DD#7249DD
HEX#7249DD
RGBrgb(114, 73, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2863, 0.8667
RGB percentages44.7%, 28.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(256.6, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 67%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,490,013
CSS custom property--colour: #7249DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#8DB622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E6E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4DD49
Analogous#496ADD, #BC49DD
Triadic#DD7249, #49DD72
Split complementary#DDBC49, #6ADD49
Tetradic#DD496A, #B4DD49, #49DDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F5FD
Lighter +30%#D6CAF5
Lighter +20%#B59FED
Lighter +10%#9374E5
Darker −10%#5426CD
Darker −20%#431EA2
Darker −30%#311677
Darker −40%#1F0E4C
More saturated +25%#662EF8
Less saturated −25%#7E64C2

Channel breakdown

R114
G73
B221
Red114 (44.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue256.62°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 49 · B DD

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