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Recognised as Colour

#7414AB

  • #7414AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7414AB is a violet with RGB values 116, 20, 171 and HSL 278°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7414AB#7414AB
HEX#7414AB
RGBrgb(116, 20, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0784, 0.6706
RGB percentages45.5%, 7.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(278.1, 79.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 88.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK32.2%, 88.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,607,467
CSS custom property--colour: #7414AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#8BEB54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Indigo · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BAB14
Analogous#2914AB, #AB1496
Triadic#AB7414, #14AB74
Split complementary#97AB14, #14AB29
Tetradic#AB2914, #4BAB14, #1496AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D298F3
Lighter +30%#BE6AEE
Lighter +20%#AA3DE8
Lighter +10%#9319D9
Darker −10%#550F7D
Darker −20%#360950
Darker −30%#170422
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7900BF
Less saturated −25%#6E2C93

Channel breakdown

R116
G20
B171
Red116 (45.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue278.15°
Saturation (HSL)79.06%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 14 · B AB

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