Recognised as Colour

#724AFF

#724AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#724AFF is a blue with RGB values 114, 74, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#724AFF#724AFF

HEX#724AFF

RGBrgb(114, 74, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2902, 1

RGB percentages44.7%, 29%, 100%

HSLhsl(253.3, 100%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 71%, 100%)

CMYK55.3%, 71%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,490,303

CSS custom property--colour: #724AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#8DB500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#2E7BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D7FF4A

Analogous#4A7DFF, #CD4AFF

Triadic#FF724A, #4AFF72

Split complementary#FFCD4A, #7DFF4A

Tetradic#FF4A7C, #D7FF4A, #4AFFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E3FF

Lighter +20%#C1B0FF

Lighter +10%#9A7DFF

Darker −10%#4A17FF

Darker −20%#3200E3

Darker −30%#2700B0

Darker −40%#1C007D

More saturated +25%#724AFF

Less saturated −25%#7F61E8

Channel breakdown

R114

G74

B255

Red114 (44.7%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 4A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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