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Recognised as Colour

#705CE5

  • #705CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#705CE5 is a blue with RGB values 112, 92, 229 and HSL 249°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#705CE5#705CE5
HEX#705CE5
RGBrgb(112, 92, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3608, 0.898
RGB percentages43.9%, 36.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(248.8, 72.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 59.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK51.1%, 59.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,363,813
CSS custom property--colour: #705CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#8FA31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#427C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5Slate blue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1E55C
Analogous#5C8CE5, #B55CE5
Triadic#E5705C, #5CE570
Split complementary#E5B55C, #8CE55C
Tetradic#E55C8C, #D1E55C, #5CE5B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E0FA
Lighter +20%#BDB4F3
Lighter +10%#9788EC
Darker −10%#4930DE
Darker −20%#351EBD
Darker −30%#291791
Darker −40%#1C1065
More saturated +25%#5F44FD
Less saturated −25%#8174CD

Channel breakdown

R112
G92
B229
Red112 (43.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue248.76°
Saturation (HSL)72.49%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5C · B E5

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