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Recognised as Colour

#705ACA

  • #705ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#705ACA is a blue with RGB values 112, 90, 202 and HSL 252°, 51%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#705ACA#705ACA
HEX#705ACA
RGBrgb(112, 90, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3529, 0.7922
RGB percentages43.9%, 35.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(251.8, 51.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 55.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK44.6%, 55.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,363,274
CSS custom property--colour: #705ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#8FA535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C6FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E69C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#557289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 2.3Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 2.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CA5A
Analogous#5A7CCA, #A85ACA
Triadic#CA705A, #5ACA70
Split complementary#CAA85A, #7CCA5A
Tetradic#CA5A7C, #B4CA5A, #5ACAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F4FC
Lighter +30%#D4CEEF
Lighter +20%#B3A7E3
Lighter +10%#9181D6
Darker −10%#533BB6
Darker −20%#412E90
Darker −30%#302269
Darker −40%#1E1543
More saturated +25%#5F3FE5
Less saturated −25%#8175AF

Channel breakdown

R112
G90
B202
Red112 (43.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue251.79°
Saturation (HSL)51.38%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5A · B CA

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