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Recognised as Colour

#705FA8

  • #705FA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#705FA8 is a blue with RGB values 112, 95, 168 and HSL 254°, 30%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#705FA8#705FA8
HEX#705FA8
RGBrgb(112, 95, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3725, 0.6588
RGB percentages43.9%, 37.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(254, 29.6%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 43.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK33.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,364,520
CSS custom property--colour: #705FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8FA057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A69A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#636D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97A85F
Analogous#5F73A8, #945FA8
Triadic#A8705F, #5FA870
Split complementary#A8945F, #73A85F
Tetradic#A85F73, #97A85F, #5FA894

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E3F0
Lighter +30%#C9C2DE
Lighter +20%#ABA1CC
Lighter +10%#8E80BA
Darker −10%#594B89
Darker −20%#443968
Darker −30%#2E2747
Darker −40%#191526
More saturated +25%#6040C7
Less saturated −25%#807E89

Channel breakdown

R112
G95
B168
Red112 (43.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue253.97°
Saturation (HSL)29.55%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5F · B A8

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