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Colour

#717CEB

  • #717CEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#717CEB is a blue with RGB values 113, 124, 235 and HSL 235°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#717CEB#717CEB
HEX#717CEB
RGBrgb(113, 124, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4863, 0.9216
RGB percentages44.3%, 48.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(234.6, 75.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 51.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK51.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,437,547
CSS custom property--colour: #717CEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8E8314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#498BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C81E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3B94A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2Medium purple · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE071
Analogous#71B9EB, #A371EB
Triadic#EB717C, #7CEB71
Split complementary#EBA371, #B9EB71
Tetradic#EB71B9, #EBE071, #71EBA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FE
Lighter +20%#CACEF8
Lighter +10%#9EA5F1
Darker −10%#4453E5
Darker −20%#1E2FD8
Darker −30%#1825AB
Darker −40%#121C7E
More saturated +25%#5D6CFF
Less saturated −25%#858DD7

Channel breakdown

R113
G124
B235
Red113 (44.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue234.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 7C · B EB

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