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Colour

#705DC4

  • #705DC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#705DC4 is a blue with RGB values 112, 93, 196 and HSL 251°, 47%, 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

#705DC4#705DC4
HEX#705DC4
RGBrgb(112, 93, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3647, 0.7686
RGB percentages43.9%, 36.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(251.1, 46.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 52.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,364,036
CSS custom property--colour: #705DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8FA23B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E6FC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F6AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#577387no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7Medium purple · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1C45D
Analogous#5D7DC4, #A45DC4
Triadic#C4705D, #5DC470
Split complementary#C4A45D, #7DC45D
Tetradic#C45D7D, #B1C45D, #5DC4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F3FA
Lighter +30%#D3CDED
Lighter +20%#B2A8DF
Lighter +10%#9182D2
Darker −10%#5440AE
Darker −20%#423289
Darker −30%#302464
Darker −40%#1E173E
More saturated +25%#5F41E0
Less saturated −25%#8179A8

Channel breakdown

R112
G93
B196
Red112 (43.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue251.07°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5D · B C4

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