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Recognised as Colour

#725BFA

  • #725BFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#725BFA is a blue with RGB values 114, 91, 250 and HSL 249°, 94%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#725BFA#725BFA
HEX#725BFA
RGBrgb(114, 91, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3569, 0.9804
RGB percentages44.7%, 35.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(248.7, 94.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 63.6%, 98%)
CMYK54.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,494,650
CSS custom property--colour: #725BFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#8DA405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3283A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FA5B
Analogous#5B93FA, #C25BFA
Triadic#FA725B, #5BFA72
Split complementary#FAC25B, #93FA5B
Tetradic#FA5B93, #E3FA5B, #5BFAC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EFFF
Lighter +20%#C7BEFD
Lighter +10%#9D8CFC
Darker −10%#472AF8
Darker −20%#2807E8
Darker −30%#1F06B6
Darker −40%#170485
More saturated +25%#6E56FF
Less saturated −25%#8170E5

Channel breakdown

R114
G91
B250
Red114 (44.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue248.68°
Saturation (HSL)94.08%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 5B · B FA

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