Colour

#740EFF

#740EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#740EFF is a violet with RGB values 116, 14, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#740EFF#740EFF

HEX#740EFF

RGBrgb(116, 14, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0549, 1

RGB percentages45.5%, 5.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(265.4, 100%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 94.5%, 100%)

CMYK54.5%, 94.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,606,015

CSS custom property--colour: #740EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#8BF100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#386897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium blue · ΔE 20.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99FF0E

Analogous#0E20FF, #ED0EFF

Triadic#FF740E, #0EFF74

Split complementary#FFEC0E, #21FF0E

Tetradic#FF0E20, #99FF0E, #0EFFED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADAFF

Lighter +30%#CCA7FF

Lighter +20%#AF74FF

Lighter +10%#9141FF

Darker −10%#5C00DA

Darker −20%#4700A7

Darker −30%#310074

Darker −40%#1C0041

More saturated +25%#740EFF

Less saturated −25%#792CE1

Channel breakdown

R116

G14

B255

Red116 (45.5%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue265.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 0E · B FF

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