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Recognised as Colour

#7255C2

  • #7255C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7255C2 is a violet with RGB values 114, 85, 194 and HSL 256°, 47%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7255C2#7255C2
HEX#7255C2
RGBrgb(114, 85, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3333, 0.7608
RGB percentages44.7%, 33.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(256, 47.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 56.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK41.2%, 56.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,493,058
CSS custom property--colour: #7255C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#8DAA3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B6AC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2366C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 4.9Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 4.93, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5C255
Analogous#556FC2, #A855C2
Triadic#C27255, #55C272
Split complementary#C2A855, #6FC255
Tetradic#C2556F, #A5C255, #55C2A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEBF8
Lighter +30%#CFC6EA
Lighter +20%#B0A0DD
Lighter +10%#917BCF
Darker −10%#593CA8
Darker −20%#452F82
Darker −30%#31215D
Darker −40%#1D1437
More saturated +25%#6438DF
Less saturated −25%#8072A5

Channel breakdown

R114
G85
B194
Red114 (44.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue255.96°
Saturation (HSL)47.19%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 55 · B C2

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