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Colour

#717ECA

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

#717ECA is a blue with RGB values 113, 126, 202 and HSL 231°, 46%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#717ECA#717ECA
HEX#717ECA
RGBrgb(113, 126, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4941, 0.7922
RGB percentages44.3%, 49.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(231.2, 45.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 44.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK44.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,438,026
CSS custom property--colour: #717ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8E8135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6387CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B80C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#538E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABD71
Analogous#71AACA, #9171CA
Triadic#CA717E, #7ECA71
Split complementary#CA9171, #ABCA71
Tetradic#CA71AB, #CABD71, #71CA91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E3F4
Lighter +20%#BBC1E6
Lighter +10%#96A0D8
Darker −10%#4C5CBC
Darker −20%#3A489B
Darker −30%#2C3776
Darker −40%#1E2651
More saturated +25%#596DE2
Less saturated −25%#898FB2

Channel breakdown

R113
G126
B202
Red113 (44.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue231.24°
Saturation (HSL)45.64%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 7E · B CA

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