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Recognised as Colour

#717AFA

  • #717AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#717AFA is a blue with RGB values 113, 122, 250 and HSL 236°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#717AFA#717AFA
HEX#717AFA
RGBrgb(113, 122, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4784, 0.9804
RGB percentages44.3%, 47.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(236.1, 93.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 54.8%, 98%)
CMYK54.8%, 51.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,437,050
CSS custom property--colour: #717AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8E8505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#348DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A82F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2897AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF171
Analogous#71BFFA, #AC71FA
Triadic#FA717A, #7AFA71
Split complementary#FAAC71, #BFFA71
Tetradic#FA71BF, #FAF171, #71FAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4D6FD
Lighter +10%#A2A8FC
Darker −10%#404CF8
Darker −20%#0E1EF7
Darker −30%#0714CB
Darker −40%#050F9A
More saturated +25%#6C76FF
Less saturated −25%#838AE8

Channel breakdown

R113
G122
B250
Red113 (44.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue236.06°
Saturation (HSL)93.2%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 7A · B FA

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