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Recognised as Colour

#7171BF

  • #7171BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7171BF is a blue with RGB values 113, 113, 191 and HSL 240°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7171BF#7171BF
HEX#7171BF
RGBrgb(113, 113, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4431, 0.749
RGB percentages44.3%, 44.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(240, 37.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK40.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,434,687
CSS custom property--colour: #7171BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8E8E40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#567CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5276BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A808Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBF71
Analogous#7198BF, #9871BF
Triadic#BF7171, #71BF71
Split complementary#BF9871, #98BF71
Tetradic#BF7198, #BFBF71, #71BF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DADAEF
Lighter +20%#B7B7DF
Lighter +10%#9494CF
Darker −10%#4F4FAE
Darker −20%#3F3F8B
Darker −30%#2F2F68
Darker −40%#1F1F45
More saturated +25%#5757D9
Less saturated −25%#8B8BA5

Channel breakdown

R113
G113
B191
Red113 (44.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)37.86%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 71 · B BF

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