Recognised as Colour

#735EBA

#735EBA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#735EBA is a blue with RGB values 115, 94, 186 and HSL 254°, 40%, 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

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HEX#735EBA

RGBrgb(115, 94, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3686, 0.7294

RGB percentages45.1%, 36.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(253.7, 40%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 49.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK38.2%, 49.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,560,890

CSS custom property--colour: #735EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#8CA145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B6EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D6BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#617083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12 Slate blue · ΔE 13.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2 Royal blue · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5BA5E

Analogous#5E77BA, #A15EBA

Triadic#BA735E, #5EBA73

Split complementary#BAA15E, #77BA5E

Tetradic#BA5E77, #A5BA5E, #5EBAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFEDF7

Lighter +30%#D0C9E8

Lighter +20%#B1A5D9

Lighter +10%#9282C9

Darker −10%#5A45A0

Darker −20%#46357D

Darker −30%#322659

Darker −40%#1E1735

More saturated +25%#6341D7

Less saturated −25%#837B9D

Channel breakdown

R115

G94

B186

Red115 (45.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue253.7°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 5E · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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