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Recognised as Colour

#7400EA

  • #7400EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7400EA is a violet with RGB values 116, 0, 234 and HSL 270°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7400EA#7400EA
HEX#7400EA
RGBrgb(116, 0, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0, 0.9176
RGB percentages45.5%, 0%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK50.4%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,602,410
CSS custom property--colour: #7400EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#8BFF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4C5C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Medium blue · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Blue · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9Dark blue · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76EA00
Analogous#0001EA, #E900EA
Triadic#EA7400, #00EA74
Split complementary#EAE900, #01EA00
Tetradic#EA0001, #76EA00, #00EAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBB7FF
Lighter +30%#C184FF
Lighter +20%#A751FF
Lighter +10%#8E1EFF
Darker −10%#5B00B7
Darker −20%#410084
Darker −30%#280051
Darker −40%#0F001E
More saturated +25%#7400EA
Less saturated −25%#741DCD

Channel breakdown

R116
G0
B234
Red116 (45.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue269.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 00 · B EA

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