Colour

#7312AE

#7312AE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7312AE is a violet with RGB values 115, 18, 174 and HSL 277°, 81%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7312AE#7312AE

HEX#7312AE

RGBrgb(115, 18, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0706, 0.6824

RGB percentages45.1%, 7.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(277.3, 81.3%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 89.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK33.9%, 89.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,541,422

CSS custom property--colour: #7312AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#8CED51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#684266no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Indigo · ΔE 17.6 Dark violet · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3 Dark blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DAE12

Analogous#2512AE, #AE129B

Triadic#AE7312, #12AE73

Split complementary#9BAE12, #12AE25

Tetradic#AE2512, #4DAE12, #129BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D198F4

Lighter +30%#BD69F0

Lighter +20%#A83BEB

Lighter +10%#9217DC

Darker −10%#540D80

Darker −20%#360852

Darker −30%#170423

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7700C0

Less saturated −25%#6D2A96

Channel breakdown

R115

G18

B174

Red115 (45.1%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue277.31°

Saturation (HSL)81.25%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 12 · B AE

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