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Recognised as Colour

#735DBC

  • #735DBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#735DBC is a blue with RGB values 115, 93, 188 and HSL 254°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#735DBC#735DBC
HEX#735DBC
RGBrgb(115, 93, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3647, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.1%, 36.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(253.9, 41.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 50.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK38.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,560,636
CSS custom property--colour: #735DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#8CA243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#376EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#607084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 11.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6BC5D
Analogous#5D77BC, #A25DBC
Triadic#BC735D, #5DBC73
Split complementary#BCA35D, #77BC5D
Tetradic#BC5D77, #A6BC5D, #5DBCA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EDF8
Lighter +30%#D1C9E9
Lighter +20%#B1A5DA
Lighter +10%#9281CB
Darker −10%#5943A3
Darker −20%#46347F
Darker −30%#32255B
Darker −40%#1E1736
More saturated +25%#6440D9
Less saturated −25%#827A9F

Channel breakdown

R115
G93
B188
Red115 (45.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue253.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 5D · B BC

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