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Recognised as Colour

#7156CA

  • #7156CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7156CA is a blue with RGB values 113, 86, 202 and HSL 254°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7156CA#7156CA
HEX#7156CA
RGBrgb(113, 86, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.3373, 0.7922
RGB percentages44.3%, 33.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(254, 52.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 57.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK44.1%, 57.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,427,786
CSS custom property--colour: #7156CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14431WCAG 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 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#8EA935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#076CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1267C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#577088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 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

Slate blue · ΔE 3.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 3.18, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCA56
Analogous#5675CA, #AB56CA
Triadic#CA7156, #56CA71
Split complementary#CAAB56, #75CA56
Tetradic#CA5675, #AFCA56, #56CAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F1FB
Lighter +30%#D3CAEF
Lighter +20%#B2A4E2
Lighter +10%#927DD6
Darker −10%#5539B4
Darker −20%#432C8E
Darker −30%#312067
Darker −40%#1E1440
More saturated +25%#623AE6
Less saturated −25%#8072AE

Channel breakdown

R113
G86
B202
Red113 (44.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue253.97°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 56 · B CA

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