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Recognised as Colour

#7430EC

  • #7430EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7430EC is a violet with RGB values 116, 48, 236 and HSL 262°, 83%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7430EC#7430EC
HEX#7430EC
RGBrgb(116, 48, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1882, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.5%, 18.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261.7, 83.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 79.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK50.8%, 79.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,614,700
CSS custom property--colour: #7430EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#8BCF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#49688Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.1Dark violet · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Blue · ΔE 29.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8EC30
Analogous#304AEC, #D230EC
Triadic#EC7430, #30EC74
Split complementary#ECD230, #4AEC30
Tetradic#EC304A, #A8EC30, #30ECD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EBFD
Lighter +30%#D2BCF9
Lighter +20%#B38DF5
Lighter +10%#935FF0
Darker −10%#5A14D5
Darker −20%#460FA7
Darker −30%#320B78
Darker −40%#1F0749
More saturated +25%#6F1DFF
Less saturated −25%#7C4CD0

Channel breakdown

R116
G48
B236
Red116 (45.5%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261.7°
Saturation (HSL)83.19%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 30 · B EC

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