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Recognised as Colour

#7072FA

  • #7072FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7072FA is a blue with RGB values 112, 114, 250 and HSL 239°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7072FA#7072FA
HEX#7072FA
RGBrgb(112, 114, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4471, 0.9804
RGB percentages43.9%, 44.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(239.1, 93.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 55.2%, 98%)
CMYK55.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,369,466
CSS custom property--colour: #7072FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#8F8D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1288FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2691ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.8Royal blue · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF870
Analogous#70B7FA, #B370FA
Triadic#FA7072, #72FA70
Split complementary#FAB370, #B7FA70
Tetradic#FA70B7, #FAF870, #70FAB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D3FD
Lighter +10%#A1A3FC
Darker −10%#3F41F8
Darker −20%#0D11F7
Darker −30%#070ACA
Darker −40%#050799
More saturated +25%#6B6DFF
Less saturated −25%#8384E7

Channel breakdown

R112
G114
B250
Red112 (43.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue239.13°
Saturation (HSL)93.24%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 72 · B FA

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