Colour

#7406AF

#7406AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#7406AF is a violet with RGB values 116, 6, 175 and HSL 279°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#7406AF

RGBrgb(116, 6, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0235, 0.6863

RGB percentages45.5%, 2.4%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(279.1, 93.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 96.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK33.7%, 96.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,603,887

CSS custom property--colour: #7406AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#8BF950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#694066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9 Dark violet · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 17 Indigo · ΔE 19.4 Dark blue · ΔE 23.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#41AF06

Analogous#1F06AF, #AF0696

Triadic#AF7406, #06AF74

Split complementary#95AF06, #06AF20

Tetradic#AF2006, #41AF06, #0696AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D286FB

Lighter +30%#C055F9

Lighter +20%#AD24F7

Lighter +10%#9508E0

Darker −10%#53047E

Darker −20%#33034C

Darker −30%#12011B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7600B5

Less saturated −25%#6D1D98

Channel breakdown

R116

B175

Red116 (45.5%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue279.05°

Saturation (HSL)93.37%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 06 · B AF

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