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Recognised as Colour

#726BD0

  • #726BD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#726BD0 is a blue with RGB values 114, 107, 208 and HSL 244°, 52%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#726BD0#726BD0
HEX#726BD0
RGBrgb(114, 107, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4196, 0.8157
RGB percentages44.7%, 42%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(244.2, 51.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 48.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK45.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,498,704
CSS custom property--colour: #726BD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8D942F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#407BD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C74CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#538094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D06B
Analogous#6B96D0, #A56BD0
Triadic#D0726B, #6BD072
Split complementary#D0A56B, #96D06B
Tetradic#D06B96, #C9D06B, #6BD0A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1DFF5
Lighter +20%#BCB8E9
Lighter +10%#9792DC
Darker −10%#4D44C4
Darker −20%#3B33A2
Darker −30%#2D277B
Darker −40%#1F1B54
More saturated +25%#5D53E8
Less saturated −25%#8783B8

Channel breakdown

R114
G107
B208
Red114 (44.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue244.16°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 6B · B D0

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