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Recognised as Colour

#725AD4

  • #725AD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#725AD4 is a blue with RGB values 114, 90, 212 and HSL 252°, 59%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#725AD4#725AD4
HEX#725AD4
RGBrgb(114, 90, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3529, 0.8314
RGB percentages44.7%, 35.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(251.8, 58.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 57.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK46.2%, 57.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,494,356
CSS custom property--colour: #725AD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8DA52B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#53758Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 4.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 8Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 4.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCD45A
Analogous#5A7FD4, #AF5AD4
Triadic#D4725A, #5AD472
Split complementary#D4AF5A, #7FD45A
Tetradic#D45A7F, #BCD45A, #5AD4AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#DAD3F4
Lighter +20%#B7ABE9
Lighter +10%#9582DF
Darker −10%#5134C7
Darker −20%#40299F
Darker −30%#301F76
Darker −40%#20144E
More saturated +25%#6240EE
Less saturated −25%#8274BA

Channel breakdown

R114
G90
B212
Red114 (44.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue251.8°
Saturation (HSL)58.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 5A · B D4

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