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Recognised as Colour

#725AAA

  • #725AAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#725AAA is a violet with RGB values 114, 90, 170 and HSL 258°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#725AAA#725AAA
HEX#725AAA
RGBrgb(114, 90, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3529, 0.6667
RGB percentages44.7%, 35.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(258, 32%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 47.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK32.9%, 47.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,494,314
CSS custom property--colour: #725AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#8DA555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4068ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4467A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#66697Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92AA5A
Analogous#5A6AAA, #9A5AAA
Triadic#AA725A, #5AAA72
Split complementary#AA9A5A, #6AAA5A
Tetradic#AA5A6A, #92AA5A, #5AAA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E1EF
Lighter +30%#C8BFDE
Lighter +20%#AC9DCD
Lighter +10%#8F7CBB
Darker −10%#5B478A
Darker −20%#453668
Darker −30%#2F2447
Darker −40%#181325
More saturated +25%#653BC9
Less saturated −25%#7F798B

Channel breakdown

R114
G90
B170
Red114 (44.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 5A · B AA

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