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Colour

#726DFF

  • #726DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#726DFF is a blue with RGB values 114, 109, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#726DFF#726DFF
HEX#726DFF
RGBrgb(114, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.1, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,499,263
CSS custom property--colour: #726DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8D9200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#288FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAFF6D
Analogous#6DB1FF, #BB6DFF
Triadic#FF726D, #6DFF72
Split complementary#FFBB6D, #B1FF6D
Tetradic#FF6DB1, #FAFF6D, #6DFFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5D3FF
Lighter +10%#A3A0FF
Darker −10%#413AFF
Darker −20%#0F07FF
Darker −30%#0700D3
Darker −40%#0500A0
More saturated +25%#726DFF
Less saturated −25%#837FED

Channel breakdown

R114
G109
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 6D · B FF

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