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Recognised as Colour

#7272F6

  • #7272F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7272F6 is a blue with RGB values 114, 114, 246 and HSL 240°, 88%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7272F6#7272F6
HEX#7272F6
RGBrgb(114, 114, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4471, 0.9647
RGB percentages44.7%, 44.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(240, 88%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 53.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK53.7%, 53.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,534
CSS custom property--colour: #7272F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#8D8D09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F87FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3390A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6F672
Analogous#72B4F6, #B472F6
Triadic#F67272, #72F672
Split complementary#F6B472, #B4F672
Tetradic#F672B4, #F6F672, #72F6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2D2FC
Lighter +10%#A2A2F9
Darker −10%#4242F3
Darker −20%#1212F0
Darker −30%#0C0CC3
Darker −40%#090993
More saturated +25%#6969FF
Less saturated −25%#8585E3

Channel breakdown

R114
G114
B246
Red114 (44.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 72 · B F6

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