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Recognised as Colour

#716F9F

  • #716F9F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#716F9F is a blue with RGB values 113, 111, 159 and HSL 242°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#716F9F#716F9F
HEX#716F9F
RGBrgb(113, 111, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4353, 0.6235
RGB percentages44.3%, 43.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(242.5, 20%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 30.2%, 62.4%)
CMYK28.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,434,143
CSS custom property--colour: #716F9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#8E9060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6275A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#61729Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#667880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D9F6F
Analogous#6F859F, #896F9F
Triadic#9F716F, #6F9F71
Split complementary#9F896F, #859F6F
Tetradic#9F6F85, #9D9F6F, #6F9F89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE9F1
Lighter +30%#CCCBDC
Lighter +20%#ADACC8
Lighter +10%#8F8EB3
Darker −10%#595883
Darker −20%#454365
Darker −30%#302F46
Darker −40%#1B1A28
More saturated +25%#5651BD
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R113
G111
B159
Red113 (44.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue242.5°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 6F · B 9F

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