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Recognised as Colour

#717DC2

  • #717DC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#717DC2 is a blue with RGB values 113, 125, 194 and HSL 231°, 40%, 60%. 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

#717DC2#717DC2
HEX#717DC2
RGBrgb(113, 125, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4902, 0.7608
RGB percentages44.3%, 49%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(231.1, 39.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 41.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK41.8%, 35.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,437,762
CSS custom property--colour: #717DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8E823D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6585C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7EC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#578B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 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 text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B671
Analogous#71A6C2, #8D71C2
Triadic#C2717D, #7DC271
Split complementary#C28D71, #A6C271
Tetradic#C271A6, #C2B671, #71C28D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCDFF0
Lighter +20%#B8BEE1
Lighter +10%#959ED1
Darker −10%#4D5CB3
Darker −20%#3E4A8F
Darker −30%#2E376C
Darker −40%#1F2548
More saturated +25%#586BDB
Less saturated −25%#8A8FA9

Channel breakdown

R113
G125
B194
Red113 (44.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)39.9%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 7D · B C2

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