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Recognised as Colour

#717CC8

  • #717CC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#717CC8 is a blue with RGB values 113, 124, 200 and HSL 232°, 44%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#717CC8#717CC8
HEX#717CC8
RGBrgb(113, 124, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4863, 0.7843
RGB percentages44.3%, 48.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(232.4, 44.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 43.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK43.5%, 38%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,437,512
CSS custom property--colour: #717CC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8E8337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6185CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#548B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BD71
Analogous#71A8C8, #9171C8
Triadic#C8717C, #7CC871
Split complementary#C89271, #A8C871
Tetradic#C871A8, #C8BD71, #71C892

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE2F3
Lighter +20%#BBC0E4
Lighter +10%#969ED6
Darker −10%#4C5ABA
Darker −20%#3B4798
Darker −30%#2D3673
Darker −40%#1E254F
More saturated +25%#586AE1
Less saturated −25%#8A8EAF

Channel breakdown

R113
G124
B200
Red113 (44.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue232.41°
Saturation (HSL)44.16%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 7C · B C8

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