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Recognised as Colour

#7308B1

  • #7308B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7308B1 is a violet with RGB values 115, 8, 177 and HSL 278°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7308B1#7308B1
HEX#7308B1
RGBrgb(115, 8, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0314, 0.6941
RGB percentages45.1%, 3.1%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(278, 91.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 95.5%, 69.4%)
CMYK35%, 95.5%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,538,865
CSS custom property--colour: #7308B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#8CF74E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#674267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Indigo · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46B108
Analogous#1F08B1, #B1089A
Triadic#B17308, #08B173
Split complementary#9AB108, #08B11F
Tetradic#B11F08, #46B108, #089AB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D18BFA
Lighter +30%#BE5AF8
Lighter +20%#AB2AF5
Lighter +10%#930AE2
Darker −10%#530680
Darker −20%#34044F
Darker −30%#14011F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500B9
Less saturated −25%#6D1F9A

Channel breakdown

R115
G8
B177
Red115 (45.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue277.99°
Saturation (HSL)91.35%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 08 · B B1

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