Colour

#730CCC

#730CCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#730CCC is a violet with RGB values 115, 12, 204 and HSL 272°, 89%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#730CCC#730CCC

HEX#730CCC

RGBrgb(115, 12, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0471, 0.8

RGB percentages45.1%, 4.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(272.2, 88.9%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 94.1%, 80%)

CMYK43.6%, 94.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,539,916

CSS custom property--colour: #730CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#8CF333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5C4F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7.7 Dark violet · ΔE 9.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8 Medium blue · ΔE 19.4 Dark blue · ΔE 28.4 Indigo · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#65CC0C

Analogous#130CCC, #CC0CC5

Triadic#CC730C, #0CCC73

Split complementary#C5CC0C, #0CCC13

Tetradic#CC130C, #65CC0C, #0CC5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5AAFA

Lighter +30%#BD7AF7

Lighter +20%#A54AF4

Lighter +10%#8D1AF2

Darker −10%#58099C

Darker −20%#3D066C

Darker −30%#22043C

Darker −40%#06010B

More saturated +25%#7400D8

Less saturated −25%#7127B1

Channel breakdown

R115

G12

B204

Red115 (45.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue272.19°

Saturation (HSL)88.89%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 0C · B CC

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