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Colour

#7271CF

  • #7271CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7271CF is a blue with RGB values 114, 113, 207 and HSL 241°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7271CF#7271CF
HEX#7271CF
RGBrgb(114, 113, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4431, 0.8118
RGB percentages44.7%, 44.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(240.6, 49.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.6, 45.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK44.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,239
CSS custom property--colour: #7271CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#8D8E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4678CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#538496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECF71
Analogous#719FCF, #A171CF
Triadic#CF7271, #71CF72
Split complementary#CFA171, #9FCF71
Tetradic#CF719F, #CECF71, #71CFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E3F6
Lighter +20%#BEBDE9
Lighter +10%#9897DC
Darker −10%#4C4BC2
Darker −20%#3837A3
Darker −30%#2B2A7D
Darker −40%#1E1D57
More saturated +25%#5B59E7
Less saturated −25%#8989B7

Channel breakdown

R114
G113
B207
Red114 (44.7%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue240.64°
Saturation (HSL)49.47%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 71 · B CF

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