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Recognised as Colour

#736AA1

  • #736AA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#736AA1 is a blue with RGB values 115, 106, 161 and HSL 250°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#736AA1#736AA1
HEX#736AA1
RGBrgb(115, 106, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4157, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.1%, 41.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(249.8, 22.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 34.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK28.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,563,937
CSS custom property--colour: #736AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#8C955E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B72A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B70A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#69747Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A16A
Analogous#6A7CA1, #8F6AA1
Triadic#A1736A, #6AA173
Split complementary#A18F6A, #7CA16A
Tetradic#A16A7C, #98A16A, #6AA18F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E7F0
Lighter +30%#CBC8DC
Lighter +20%#AEA9C8
Lighter +10%#9089B5
Darker −10%#5C5484
Darker −20%#464065
Darker −30%#302C46
Darker −40%#1B1827
More saturated +25%#5F4CBF
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R115
G106
B161
Red115 (45.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6A · B A1

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