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Recognised as Colour

#7304A9

  • #7304A9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7304A9 is a violet with RGB values 115, 4, 169 and HSL 280°, 95%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7304A9#7304A9
HEX#7304A9
RGBrgb(115, 4, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0157, 0.6627
RGB percentages45.1%, 1.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(280.4, 95.4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 97.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK32%, 97.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,537,833
CSS custom property--colour: #7304A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#8CFB56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6A3D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Indigo · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Dark blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AA904
Analogous#2104A9, #A9048C
Triadic#A97304, #04A973
Split complementary#8CA904, #04A921
Tetradic#A92104, #3AA904, #048CA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D27DFC
Lighter +30%#C14BFB
Lighter +20%#B019FA
Lighter +10%#9505DB
Darker −10%#510377
Darker −20%#2F0245
Darker −30%#0D0014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7400AD
Less saturated −25%#6C1A93

Channel breakdown

R115
G4
B169
Red115 (45.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue280.36°
Saturation (HSL)95.38%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 04 · B A9

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