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Recognised as Colour

#7422B4

  • #7422B4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7422B4 is a violet with RGB values 116, 34, 180 and HSL 274°, 68%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7422B4#7422B4
HEX#7422B4
RGBrgb(116, 34, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1333, 0.7059
RGB percentages45.5%, 13.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(273.7, 68.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 81.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK35.6%, 81.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,611,060
CSS custom property--colour: #7422B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#8BDD4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#674A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Indigo · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62B422
Analogous#2B22B4, #B422AB
Triadic#B47422, #22B474
Split complementary#ABB422, #22B42B
Tetradic#B42B22, #62B422, #22ABB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B2F0
Lighter +30%#BE87E8
Lighter +20%#A65CE0
Lighter +10%#8F31D8
Darker −10%#581A89
Darker −20%#3D125E
Darker −30%#210A33
Darker −40%#050208
More saturated +25%#7707CF
Less saturated −25%#713D99

Channel breakdown

R116
G34
B180
Red116 (45.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue273.7°
Saturation (HSL)68.22%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 22 · B B4

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