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Recognised as Colour

#72509D

  • #72509D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#72509D is a violet with RGB values 114, 80, 157 and HSL 266°, 32%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#72509D#72509D
HEX#72509D
RGBrgb(114, 80, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3137, 0.6157
RGB percentages44.7%, 31.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(266.5, 32.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 49%, 61.6%)
CMYK27.4%, 49%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,491,741
CSS custom property--colour: #72509D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#8DAF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3960A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#42609Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6A5E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B9D50
Analogous#50549D, #99509D
Triadic#9D7250, #509D72
Split complementary#9D9950, #549D50
Tetradic#9D5054, #7B9D50, #509D99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD1E8
Lighter +30%#C1B0D6
Lighter +20%#A68EC5
Lighter +10%#8C6CB4
Darker −10%#593F7B
Darker −20%#412E59
Darker −30%#281C38
Darker −40%#100B16
More saturated +25%#6F32BB
Less saturated −25%#756E7F

Channel breakdown

R114
G80
B157
Red114 (44.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue266.49°
Saturation (HSL)32.49%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 50 · B 9D

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