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Recognised as Colour

#7406AD

  • #7406AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7406AD is a violet with RGB values 116, 6, 173 and HSL 280°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7406AD#7406AD
HEX#7406AD
RGBrgb(116, 6, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0235, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.5%, 2.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(279.5, 93.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 96.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 96.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,603,885
CSS custom property--colour: #7406AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#8BF952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6A3F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Dark blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FAD06
Analogous#2006AD, #AD0693
Triadic#AD7406, #06AD74
Split complementary#93AD06, #06AD21
Tetradic#AD2106, #3FAD06, #0693AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D284FB
Lighter +30%#C053F9
Lighter +20%#AE22F7
Lighter +10%#9508DE
Darker −10%#53047C
Darker −20%#32034A
Darker −30%#110119
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7600B3
Less saturated −25%#6D1C97

Channel breakdown

R116
G6
B173
Red116 (45.5%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue279.52°
Saturation (HSL)93.3%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 06 · B AD

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