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Recognised as Colour

#7252DD

  • #7252DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7252DD is a blue with RGB values 114, 82, 221 and HSL 254°, 67%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7252DD#7252DD
HEX#7252DD
RGBrgb(114, 82, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3216, 0.8667
RGB percentages44.7%, 32.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(253.8, 67.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 62.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,492,317
CSS custom property--colour: #7252DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#8DAD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E7390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDD52
Analogous#5277DD, #B852DD
Triadic#DD7252, #52DD72
Split complementary#DDB852, #77DD52
Tetradic#DD5277, #BDDD52, #52DDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFF
Lighter +30%#DAD2F6
Lighter +20%#B7A7EE
Lighter +10%#957DE5
Darker −10%#5029D3
Darker −20%#4021A8
Darker −30%#30197D
Darker −40%#201053
More saturated +25%#6438F7
Less saturated −25%#806CC3

Channel breakdown

R114
G82
B221
Red114 (44.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue253.81°
Saturation (HSL)67.15%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 52 · B DD

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