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Recognised as Colour

#730FA6

  • #730FA6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#730FA6 is a violet with RGB values 115, 15, 166 and HSL 280°, 83%, 35%. 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

#730FA6#730FA6
HEX#730FA6
RGBrgb(115, 15, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0588, 0.651
RGB percentages45.1%, 5.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(279.7, 83.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 91%, 65.1%)
CMYK30.7%, 91%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,540,646
CSS custom property--colour: #730FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0674WCAG 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 8.94:1
Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#8CF059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6B3D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 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 13Indigo · ΔE 15.1Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42A60F
Analogous#270FA6, #A60F8E
Triadic#A6730F, #0FA673
Split complementary#8EA60F, #0FA628
Tetradic#A6280F, #42A60F, #0F8DA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D18CF5
Lighter +30%#BF5EF0
Lighter +20%#AC2FEC
Lighter +10%#9313D5
Darker −10%#530B77
Darker −20%#320748
Darker −30%#12021A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7800B5
Less saturated −25%#6C268F

Channel breakdown

R115
G15
B166
Red115 (45.1%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue279.74°
Saturation (HSL)83.43%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 0F · B A6

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