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Recognised as Colour

#7300AF

  • #7300AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7300AF is a violet with RGB values 115, 0, 175 and HSL 279°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7300AF#7300AF
HEX#7300AF
RGBrgb(115, 0, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.1%, 0%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(279.4, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK34.3%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,536,815
CSS custom property--colour: #7300AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#8CFF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#683F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Indigo · ΔE 20.1Dark blue · ΔE 23Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CAF00
Analogous#1C00AF, #AF0093
Triadic#AF7300, #00AF73
Split complementary#93AF00, #00AF1C
Tetradic#AF1C00, #3CAF00, #0093AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D27CFF
Lighter +30%#C149FF
Lighter +20%#AF16FF
Lighter +10%#9500E2
Darker −10%#51007C
Darker −20%#300049
Darker −30%#0E0016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7300AF
Less saturated −25%#6C1699

Channel breakdown

R115
G0
B175
Red115 (45.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 00 · B AF

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