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Recognised as Colour

#705DBB

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

#705DBB is a blue with RGB values 112, 93, 187 and HSL 252°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#705DBB#705DBB
HEX#705DBB
RGBrgb(112, 93, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3647, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.9%, 36.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(252.1, 40.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 50.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK40.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,364,027
CSS custom property--colour: #705DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14861WCAG 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 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8FA244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#376DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3969B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C7083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 12Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8BB5D
Analogous#5D79BB, #9F5DBB
Triadic#BB705D, #5DBB70
Split complementary#BB9F5D, #79BB5D
Tetradic#BB5D79, #A8BB5D, #5DBB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEDF7
Lighter +30%#CFC9E8
Lighter +20%#AFA5D9
Lighter +10%#9081CA
Darker −10%#5744A1
Darker −20%#43357D
Darker −30%#302659
Darker −40%#1D1636
More saturated +25%#5F40D8
Less saturated −25%#817A9E

Channel breakdown

R112
G93
B187
Red112 (43.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue252.13°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5D · B BB

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