Colour

#7414EC

#7414EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7414EC is a violet with RGB values 116, 20, 236 and HSL 267°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#7414EC

RGBrgb(116, 20, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0784, 0.9255

RGB percentages45.5%, 7.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(266.7, 85%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 91.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK50.8%, 91.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,607,532

CSS custom property--colour: #7414EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8BEB13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4A608Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14 Medium blue · ΔE 16.4 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Blue · ΔE 22.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2 Dark blue · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CEC14

Analogous#1420EC, #E014EC

Triadic#EC7414, #14EC74

Split complementary#ECE014, #20EC14

Tetradic#EC1420, #8CEC14, #14ECE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4D1FB

Lighter +30%#C8A2F7

Lighter +20%#AC72F4

Lighter +10%#9043F0

Darker −10%#5D0FBE

Darker −20%#460C8E

Darker −30%#2F085F

Darker −40%#180430

More saturated +25%#7201FF

Less saturated −25%#7834CC

Channel breakdown

R116

G20

B236

Red116 (45.5%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue266.67°

Saturation (HSL)85.04%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 14 · B EC

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