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Colour

#7438F5

  • #7438F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7438F5 is a violet with RGB values 116, 56, 245 and HSL 259°, 90%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7438F5#7438F5
HEX#7438F5
RGBrgb(116, 56, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2196, 0.9608
RGB percentages45.5%, 22%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(259, 90.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 77.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK52.7%, 77.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,616,757
CSS custom property--colour: #7438F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#8BC70A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#416F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Medium blue · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Blue · ΔE 28.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9F538
Analogous#385BF5, #D338F5
Triadic#F57438, #38F574
Split complementary#F5D338, #5BF538
Tetradic#F5385B, #B9F538, #38F5D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFF
Lighter +30%#DACAFC
Lighter +20%#B899FA
Lighter +10%#9669F7
Darker −10%#540CEE
Darker −20%#430ABD
Darker −30%#32078D
Darker −40%#20055C
More saturated +25%#702EFF
Less saturated −25%#7E52DB

Channel breakdown

R116
G56
B245
Red116 (45.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue259.05°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 38 · B F5

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