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Recognised as Colour

#705BB6

  • #705BB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#705BB6 is a blue with RGB values 112, 91, 182 and HSL 254°, 38%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#705BB6#705BB6
HEX#705BB6
RGBrgb(112, 91, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3569, 0.7137
RGB percentages43.9%, 35.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(253.8, 38.4%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 50%, 71.4%)
CMYK38.5%, 50%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,363,510
CSS custom property--colour: #705BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#8FA449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#386BB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A68B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5E6D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1B65B
Analogous#5B74B6, #9D5BB6
Triadic#B6705B, #5BB670
Split complementary#B69D5B, #74B65B
Tetradic#B65B74, #A1B65B, #5BB69D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE8F5
Lighter +30%#CCC5E5
Lighter +20%#AEA2D5
Lighter +10%#8F7EC6
Darker −10%#58449A
Darker −20%#443576
Darker −30%#302553
Darker −40%#1B1530
More saturated +25%#603DD4
Less saturated −25%#807998

Channel breakdown

R112
G91
B182
Red112 (43.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)38.4%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5B · B B6

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