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Recognised as Colour

#7422A3

  • #7422A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#7422A3 is a violet with RGB values 116, 34, 163 and HSL 278°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#7422A3#7422A3
HEX#7422A3
RGBrgb(116, 34, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1333, 0.6392
RGB percentages45.5%, 13.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(278.1, 65.5%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 79.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 79.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,611,043
CSS custom property--colour: #7422A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#8BDD5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16Purple · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51A322
Analogous#3322A3, #A32292
Triadic#A37422, #22A374
Split complementary#91A322, #22A334
Tetradic#A33422, #51A322, #2292A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2A5EC
Lighter +30%#BD7BE3
Lighter +20%#A850DB
Lighter +10%#922BCD
Darker −10%#561979
Darker −20%#38104F
Darker −30%#1A0824
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B09BC
Less saturated −25%#6D3B8A

Channel breakdown

R116
G34
B163
Red116 (45.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue278.14°
Saturation (HSL)65.48%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 22 · B A3

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