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Colour

#732DB2

  • #732DB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#732DB2 is a violet with RGB values 115, 45, 178 and HSL 272°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#732DB2#732DB2
HEX#732DB2
RGBrgb(115, 45, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.1765, 0.698
RGB percentages45.1%, 17.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(271.6, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK35.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,548,338
CSS custom property--colour: #732DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8CD24D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#664E6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Indigo · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CB22D
Analogous#302DB2, #B22DAF
Triadic#B2732D, #2DB273
Split complementary#AFB22D, #2DB230
Tetradic#B2302D, #6CB22D, #2DAFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7BDEE
Lighter +30%#BE94E4
Lighter +20%#A56BDA
Lighter +10%#8D43CF
Darker −10%#592389
Darker −20%#3E1861
Darker −30%#240E38
Darker −40%#0A040F
More saturated +25%#7411CE
Less saturated −25%#724996

Channel breakdown

R115
G45
B178
Red115 (45.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue271.58°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 2D · B B2

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