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Recognised as Colour

#725CBC

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

#725CBC is a blue with RGB values 114, 92, 188 and HSL 254°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#725CBC#725CBC
HEX#725CBC
RGBrgb(114, 92, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3608, 0.7373
RGB percentages44.7%, 36.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(253.8, 41.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 51.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,494,844
CSS custom property--colour: #725CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 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#686868
Inverted#8DA343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#356DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#386ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5E7083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium purple · ΔE 11Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6BC5C
Analogous#5C76BC, #A25CBC
Triadic#BC725C, #5CBC72
Split complementary#BCA25C, #76BC5C
Tetradic#BC5C76, #A6BC5C, #5CBCA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEDF7
Lighter +30%#D0C8E9
Lighter +20%#B1A4DA
Lighter +10%#9180CB
Darker −10%#5943A2
Darker −20%#45347E
Darker −30%#31255A
Darker −40%#1D1636
More saturated +25%#623FD9
Less saturated −25%#82799F

Channel breakdown

R114
G92
B188
Red114 (44.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue253.75°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 5C · B BC

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