Colour

#7255F9

#7255F9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7255F9 is a blue with RGB values 114, 85, 249 and HSL 251°, 93%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#7255F9

RGBrgb(114, 85, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3333, 0.9765

RGB percentages44.7%, 33.3%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(250.6, 93.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 65.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK54.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,493,113

CSS custom property--colour: #7255F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#8DAA06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#006DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#347FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.8 Royal blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCF955

Analogous#558AF9, #C455F9

Triadic#F97255, #55F972

Split complementary#F9C455, #8AF955

Tetradic#F9558A, #DCF955, #55F9C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE9FE

Lighter +20%#C4B8FC

Lighter +10%#9B86FB

Darker −10%#4924F7

Darker −20%#2E08E0

Darker −30%#2406AF

Darker −40%#1A047E

More saturated +25%#6E4FFF

Less saturated −25%#806BE3

Channel breakdown

R114

G85

B249

Red114 (44.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue250.61°

Saturation (HSL)93.18%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 55 · B F9

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