Recognised as Colour

#7331CF

#7331CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7331CF is a violet with RGB values 115, 49, 207 and HSL 265°, 62%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#7331CF

RGBrgb(115, 49, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.1922, 0.8118

RGB percentages45.1%, 19.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(265.1, 62.2%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 76.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK44.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,549,391

CSS custom property--colour: #7331CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#8CCE30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5A5C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Dark blue · ΔE 25.5 Indigo · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DCF31

Analogous#313ECF, #C231CF

Triadic#CF7331, #31CF73

Split complementary#CFC231, #3ECF31

Tetradic#CF313E, #8DCF31, #31CFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3D6F6

Lighter +30%#C7ADEC

Lighter +20%#AB84E2

Lighter +10%#8F5AD9

Darker −10%#5C27A6

Darker −20%#451D7D

Darker −30%#2E1354

Darker −40%#170A2A

More saturated +25%#6E11EF

Less saturated −25%#7851AF

Channel breakdown

R115

G49

B207

Red115 (45.1%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue265.06°

Saturation (HSL)62.2%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 31 · B CF

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