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Recognised as Colour

#731DA0

  • #731DA0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#731DA0 is a violet with RGB values 115, 29, 160 and HSL 279°, 69%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#731DA0#731DA0
HEX#731DA0
RGBrgb(115, 29, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.1137, 0.6275
RGB percentages45.1%, 11.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(279.4, 69.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 81.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK28.1%, 81.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,544,224
CSS custom property--colour: #731DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#8CE25F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#004C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6D3F60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Purple · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AA01D
Analogous#321DA0, #A01D8B
Triadic#A0731D, #1DA073
Split complementary#8BA01D, #1DA032
Tetradic#A0321D, #4AA01D, #1D8BA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D19CED
Lighter +30%#BD71E5
Lighter +20%#A946DD
Lighter +10%#9225CB
Darker −10%#541575
Darker −20%#350D4A
Darker −30%#16061E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A05B8
Less saturated −25%#6C3588

Channel breakdown

R115
G29
B160
Red115 (45.1%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue279.39°
Saturation (HSL)69.31%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 1D · B A0

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