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Colour

#724DB9

  • #724DB9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#724DB9 is a violet with RGB values 114, 77, 185 and HSL 261°, 44%, 51%. 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

#724DB9#724DB9
HEX#724DB9
RGBrgb(114, 77, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.302, 0.7255
RGB percentages44.7%, 30.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(260.6, 43.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 58.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK38.4%, 58.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,491,001
CSS custom property--colour: #724DB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#8DB246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E63BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2161B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#61647Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B94D
Analogous#4D5EB9, #A84DB9
Triadic#B9724D, #4DB972
Split complementary#B9A84D, #5EB94D
Tetradic#B94D5E, #94B94D, #4DB9A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DFF3
Lighter +30%#C9BBE4
Lighter +20%#AC96D6
Lighter +10%#8F72C7
Darker −10%#5B3C97
Darker −20%#452D73
Darker −30%#2F1F4E
Darker −40%#19102A
More saturated +25%#682ED8
Less saturated −25%#7C6C9A

Channel breakdown

R114
G77
B185
Red114 (44.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue260.56°
Saturation (HSL)43.55%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 4D · B B9

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