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Recognised as Colour

#7406EF

  • #7406EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7406EF is a violet with RGB values 116, 6, 239 and HSL 268°, 95%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7406EF#7406EF
HEX#7406EF
RGBrgb(116, 6, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0235, 0.9373
RGB percentages45.5%, 2.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(268.3, 95.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 97.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK51.5%, 97.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,603,951
CSS custom property--colour: #7406EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#8BF910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#485F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 19Blue · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3Fuchsia · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81EF06
Analogous#060DEF, #E806EF
Triadic#EF7406, #06EF74
Split complementary#EFE806, #0DEF06
Tetradic#EF060D, #81EF06, #06EFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC3FE
Lighter +30%#C492FC
Lighter +20%#A960FB
Lighter +10%#8E2EFA
Darker −10%#5C05BD
Darker −20%#44048B
Darker −30%#2C025A
Darker −40%#130128
More saturated +25%#7400F5
Less saturated −25%#7625D0

Channel breakdown

R116
G6
B239
Red116 (45.5%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue268.33°
Saturation (HSL)95.1%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 06 · B EF

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