Colour

#740BB0

#740BB0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#740BB0 is a violet with RGB values 116, 11, 176 and HSL 278°, 88%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#740BB0

RGBrgb(116, 11, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0431, 0.6902

RGB percentages45.5%, 4.3%, 69%

HSLhsl(278.2, 88.2%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 93.8%, 69%)

CMYK34.1%, 93.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,605,168

CSS custom property--colour: #740BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#8BF44F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#694167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 17 Indigo · ΔE 19.3 Dark blue · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#47B00B

Analogous#220BB0, #B00B99

Triadic#B0740B, #0BB074

Split complementary#9AB00B, #0BB021

Tetradic#B0220B, #47B00B, #0B99B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D28FF8

Lighter +30%#BE5FF5

Lighter +20%#AB2FF2

Lighter +10%#940EE0

Darker −10%#540880

Darker −20%#350550

Darker −30%#150220

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7700BB

Less saturated −25%#6E2299

Channel breakdown

R116

G11

B176

Red116 (45.5%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 0B · B B0

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