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Recognised as Colour

#7159FF

  • #7159FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7159FF is a blue with RGB values 113, 89, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7159FF#7159FF
HEX#7159FF
RGBrgb(113, 89, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.349, 1
RGB percentages44.3%, 34.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.7, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK55.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,428,607
CSS custom property--colour: #7159FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#8EA600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2883A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7FF59
Analogous#5994FF, #C459FF
Triadic#FF7159, #59FF71
Split complementary#FFC459, #94FF59
Tetradic#FF5994, #E7FF59, #59FFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F2FF
Lighter +20%#C8BFFF
Lighter +10%#9D8CFF
Darker −10%#4526FF
Darker −20%#2300F2
Darker −30%#1C00BF
Darker −40%#14008C
More saturated +25%#7159FF
Less saturated −25%#806EEA

Channel breakdown

R113
G89
B255
Red113 (44.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 59 · B FF

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