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Colour

#7436D8

  • #7436D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7436D8 is a violet with RGB values 116, 54, 216 and HSL 263°, 68%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7436D8#7436D8
HEX#7436D8
RGBrgb(116, 54, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2118, 0.8471
RGB percentages45.5%, 21.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(263, 67.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 75%, 84.7%)
CMYK46.3%, 75%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,616,216
CSS custom property--colour: #7436D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#8BC927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#566285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.2Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Dark blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AD836
Analogous#3649D8, #C536D8
Triadic#D87436, #36D874
Split complementary#D8C536, #49D836
Tetradic#D83649, #9AD836, #36D8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE1F9
Lighter +30%#CDB6F1
Lighter +20%#AF8BE9
Lighter +10%#9261E0
Darker −10%#5C24B7
Darker −20%#471B8D
Darker −30%#311362
Darker −40%#1C0B37
More saturated +25%#6D18F6
Less saturated −25%#7B54BA

Channel breakdown

R116
G54
B216
Red116 (45.5%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue262.96°
Saturation (HSL)67.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 36 · B D8

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