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Recognised as Colour

#7424CD

  • #7424CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7424CD is a violet with RGB values 116, 36, 205 and HSL 268°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7424CD#7424CD
HEX#7424CD
RGBrgb(116, 36, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1412, 0.8039
RGB percentages45.5%, 14.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(268.4, 70.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 82.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK43.4%, 82.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,611,597
CSS custom property--colour: #7424CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#8BDB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5D567Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.3Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium blue · ΔE 23.1Dark blue · ΔE 26.2Indigo · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DCD24
Analogous#2429CD, #C824CD
Triadic#CD7424, #24CD74
Split complementary#CDC824, #29CD24
Tetradic#CD2429, #7DCD24, #24CDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDC8F5
Lighter +30%#C39CEE
Lighter +20%#A871E6
Lighter +10%#8E46DE
Darker −10%#5B1CA2
Darker −20%#431576
Darker −30%#2A0D4B
Darker −40%#12061F
More saturated +25%#7206EB
Less saturated −25%#7642AF

Channel breakdown

R116
G36
B205
Red116 (45.5%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue268.4°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 24 · B CD

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