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Recognised as Colour

#7404BA

  • #7404BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#7404BA is a violet with RGB values 116, 4, 186 and HSL 277°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#7404BA#7404BA
HEX#7404BA
RGBrgb(116, 4, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0157, 0.7294
RGB percentages45.5%, 1.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(276.9, 95.8%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 97.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK37.6%, 97.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,603,386
CSS custom property--colour: #7404BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#8BFB45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#65456Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Indigo · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 24.6Medium blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4ABA04
Analogous#1904BA, #BA04A5
Triadic#BA7404, #04BA74
Split complementary#A5BA04, #04BA19
Tetradic#BA1904, #4ABA04, #04A5BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D28DFD
Lighter +30%#BE5CFB
Lighter +20%#AA2AFA
Lighter +10%#9305EC
Darker −10%#550388
Darker −20%#360256
Darker −30%#170124
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7500BE
Less saturated −25%#6F1CA2

Channel breakdown

R116
G4
B186
Red116 (45.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)95.79%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 04 · B BA

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