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Recognised as Colour

#717ECD

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

#717ECD is a blue with RGB values 113, 126, 205 and HSL 232°, 48%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#717ECD#717ECD
HEX#717ECD
RGBrgb(113, 126, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4941, 0.8039
RGB percentages44.3%, 49.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.5, 47.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 44.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK44.9%, 38.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,438,029
CSS custom property--colour: #717ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8E8132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6187D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5980CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#518E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC071
Analogous#71ACCD, #9271CD
Triadic#CD717E, #7ECD71
Split complementary#CD9271, #ACCD71
Tetradic#CD71AC, #CDC071, #71CD92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E5F5
Lighter +20%#BCC3E8
Lighter +10%#97A0DA
Darker −10%#4B5CC0
Darker −20%#3847A0
Darker −30%#2B367A
Darker −40%#1E2554
More saturated +25%#596DE5
Less saturated −25%#898FB5

Channel breakdown

R113
G126
B205
Red113 (44.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.52°
Saturation (HSL)47.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 7E · B CD

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