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Colour

#7400EE

  • #7400EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#7400EE is a violet with RGB values 116, 0, 238 and HSL 269°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#7400EE#7400EE
HEX#7400EE
RGBrgb(116, 0, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0, 0.9333
RGB percentages45.5%, 0%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(269.2, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK51.3%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,602,414
CSS custom property--colour: #7400EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#8BFF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#495E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Blue · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 32.6Fuchsia · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AEE00
Analogous#0003EE, #EB00EE
Triadic#EE7400, #00EE74
Split complementary#EEEB00, #03EE00
Tetradic#EE0003, #7AEE00, #00EEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCBBFF
Lighter +30%#C288FF
Lighter +20%#A855FF
Lighter +10%#8E22FF
Darker −10%#5B00BB
Darker −20%#420088
Darker −30%#290055
Darker −40%#110022
More saturated +25%#7400EE
Less saturated −25%#751ED0

Channel breakdown

R116
G0
B238
Red116 (45.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue269.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 00 · B EE

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