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Recognised as Colour

#7271EC

  • #7271EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7271EC is a blue with RGB values 114, 113, 236 and HSL 240°, 76%, 68%. 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

#7271EC#7271EC
HEX#7271EC
RGBrgb(114, 113, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4431, 0.9255
RGB percentages44.7%, 44.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(240.5, 76.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 52.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK51.7%, 52.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,268
CSS custom property--colour: #7271EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#8D8E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E84F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E7BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3E8DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.4Royal blue · ΔE 9.5Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEC71
Analogous#71ADEC, #B071EC
Triadic#EC7271, #71EC72
Split complementary#ECB071, #ADEC71
Tetradic#EC71AD, #EBEC71, #71ECB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8FE
Lighter +20%#CBCBF8
Lighter +10%#9F9EF2
Darker −10%#4544E6
Darker −20%#1F1DDA
Darker −30%#1817AD
Darker −40%#121180
More saturated +25%#5F5EFF
Less saturated −25%#8685D8

Channel breakdown

R114
G113
B236
Red114 (44.7%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue240.49°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 71 · B EC

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