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Colour

#7256F6

  • #7256F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7256F6 is a blue with RGB values 114, 86, 246 and HSL 251°, 90%, 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 Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7256F6#7256F6
HEX#7256F6
RGBrgb(114, 86, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3373, 0.9647
RGB percentages44.7%, 33.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(250.5, 89.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 65%, 96.5%)
CMYK53.7%, 65%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,493,366
CSS custom property--colour: #7256F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8DA909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#387E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAF656
Analogous#568AF6, #C256F6
Triadic#F67256, #56F672
Split complementary#F6C256, #8AF656
Tetradic#F6568A, #DAF656, #56F6C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE7FE
Lighter +20%#C3B7FB
Lighter +10%#9A86F9
Darker −10%#4A26F3
Darker −20%#300CDA
Darker −30%#2509AA
Darker −40%#1B067A
More saturated +25%#6C4DFF
Less saturated −25%#806CE0

Channel breakdown

R114
G86
B246
Red114 (44.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue250.5°
Saturation (HSL)89.89%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 56 · B F6

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