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Recognised as Colour

#705EB5

  • #705EB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#705EB5 is a blue with RGB values 112, 94, 181 and HSL 252°, 37%, 54%. 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

#705EB5#705EB5
HEX#705EB5
RGBrgb(112, 94, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3686, 0.7098
RGB percentages43.9%, 36.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(252.4, 37%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 48.1%, 71%)
CMYK38.1%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,364,277
CSS custom property--colour: #705EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8FA14A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E6DB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4069B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5E6F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3B55E
Analogous#5E78B5, #9C5EB5
Triadic#B5705E, #5EB570
Split complementary#B59B5E, #78B55E
Tetradic#B55E78, #A3B55E, #5EB59B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEAF5
Lighter +30%#CDC7E5
Lighter +20%#AEA4D5
Lighter +10%#8F81C5
Darker −10%#584799
Darker −20%#443677
Darker −30%#302654
Darker −40%#1C1631
More saturated +25%#5F41D2
Less saturated −25%#817B98

Channel breakdown

R112
G94
B181
Red112 (43.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue252.41°
Saturation (HSL)37.02%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5E · B B5

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