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Recognised as Colour

#7402A3

  • #7402A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7402A3 is a violet with RGB values 116, 2, 163 and HSL 282°, 98%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7402A3#7402A3
HEX#7402A3
RGBrgb(116, 2, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0078, 0.6392
RGB percentages45.5%, 0.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(282.5, 97.6%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 98.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 98.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,602,851
CSS custom property--colour: #7402A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#8BFD5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6D395Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Indigo · ΔE 15.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.2
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#31A302
Analogous#2402A3, #A30281
Triadic#A37402, #02A374
Split complementary#82A302, #02A323
Tetradic#A32302, #31A302, #0282A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D574FD
Lighter +30%#C641FD
Lighter +20%#B70FFC
Lighter +10%#9803D5
Darker −10%#500171
Darker −20%#2C013E
Darker −30%#08000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500A5
Less saturated −25%#6B178E

Channel breakdown

R116
G2
B163
Red116 (45.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue282.48°
Saturation (HSL)97.58%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 02 · B A3

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