Recognised as Colour

#731CA5

#731CA5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#731CA5 is a violet with RGB values 115, 28, 165 and HSL 278°, 71%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#731CA5

RGBrgb(115, 28, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.1098, 0.6471

RGB percentages45.1%, 11%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(278.1, 71%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 83%, 64.7%)

CMYK30.3%, 83%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,543,973

CSS custom property--colour: #731CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8CE35A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6B4162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3 Purple · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EA51C

Analogous#2F1CA5, #A51C92

Triadic#A5731C, #1CA573

Split complementary#93A51C, #1CA52E

Tetradic#A52E1C, #4EA51C, #1C92A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D19EEF

Lighter +30%#BD73E7

Lighter +20%#A847E0

Lighter +10%#9123D1

Darker −10%#551579

Darker −20%#360D4E

Darker −30%#180622

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A04BD

Less saturated −25%#6C348D

Channel breakdown

R115

G28

B165

Red115 (45.1%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue278.1°

Saturation (HSL)70.98%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 1C · B A5

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