Recognised as Colour

#704BE1

#704BE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#704BE1 is a blue with RGB values 112, 75, 225 and HSL 255°, 71%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#704BE1#704BE1

HEX#704BE1

RGBrgb(112, 75, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2941, 0.8824

RGB percentages43.9%, 29.4%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(254.8, 71.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 66.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK50.2%, 66.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,359,457

CSS custom property--colour: #704BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#8FB41E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#477190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.2 Royal blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCE14B

Analogous#4B71E1, #BB4BE1

Triadic#E1704B, #4BE170

Split complementary#E1BB4B, #71E14B

Tetradic#E14B71, #BCE14B, #4BE1BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFAFE

Lighter +30%#D8CEF7

Lighter +20%#B5A2F0

Lighter +10%#9377E8

Darker −10%#4F24D5

Darker −20%#3F1CAA

Darker −30%#2F157E

Darker −40%#1F0E52

More saturated +25%#6331FB

Less saturated −25%#7D65C7

Channel breakdown

R112

G75

B225

Red112 (43.9%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue254.8°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 4B · B E1

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Colour values

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