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Colour

#732AB2

  • #732AB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#732AB2 is a violet with RGB values 115, 42, 178 and HSL 272°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#732AB2#732AB2
HEX#732AB2
RGBrgb(115, 42, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.1647, 0.698
RGB percentages45.1%, 16.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(272.2, 61.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 76.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK35.4%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,547,570
CSS custom property--colour: #732AB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#8CD54D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#664D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Indigo · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69B22A
Analogous#2F2AB2, #B22AAD
Triadic#B2732A, #2AB273
Split complementary#ADB22A, #2AB22F
Tetradic#B22F2A, #69B22A, #2AADB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B9EF
Lighter +30%#BE90E5
Lighter +20%#A567DB
Lighter +10%#8D3ED1
Darker −10%#582089
Darker −20%#3E175F
Darker −30%#230D36
Darker −40%#08030D
More saturated +25%#750ECE
Less saturated −25%#714596

Channel breakdown

R115
G42
B178
Red115 (45.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue272.21°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 2A · B B2

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