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Recognised as Colour

#7436C2

  • #7436C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7436C2 is a violet with RGB values 116, 54, 194 and HSL 267°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7436C2#7436C2
HEX#7436C2
RGBrgb(116, 54, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2118, 0.7608
RGB percentages45.5%, 21.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(266.6, 56.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 72.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,616,194
CSS custom property--colour: #7436C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#8BC93D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#615979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Indigo · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84C236
Analogous#363EC2, #BA36C2
Triadic#C27436, #36C274
Split complementary#C2BA36, #3EC236
Tetradic#C2363E, #84C236, #36C2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D2F2
Lighter +30%#C5AAE7
Lighter +20%#AA82DC
Lighter +10%#8F5AD1
Darker −10%#5C2B9A
Darker −20%#442072
Darker −30%#2C154A
Darker −40%#150A22
More saturated +25%#7017E1
Less saturated −25%#7855A3

Channel breakdown

R116
G54
B194
Red116 (45.5%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue266.57°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 36 · B C2

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