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Recognised as Colour

#7446EE

  • #7446EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7446EE is a violet with RGB values 116, 70, 238 and HSL 256°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7446EE#7446EE
HEX#7446EE
RGBrgb(116, 70, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2745, 0.9333
RGB percentages45.5%, 27.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(256.4, 83.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 70.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK51.3%, 70.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,620,334
CSS custom property--colour: #7446EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#8BB911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#467296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0EE46
Analogous#466CEE, #C846EE
Triadic#EE7446, #46EE74
Split complementary#EEC846, #6CEE46
Tetradic#EE466C, #C0EE46, #46EEC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDD2FB
Lighter +20%#BAA3F7
Lighter +10%#9775F2
Darker −10%#5117EA
Darker −20%#4011BD
Darker −30%#300D8E
Darker −40%#20095F
More saturated +25%#6C35FF
Less saturated −25%#7F5FD5

Channel breakdown

R116
G70
B238
Red116 (45.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue256.43°
Saturation (HSL)83.17%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 46 · B EE

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