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Recognised as Colour

#736AC8

  • #736AC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#736AC8 is a blue with RGB values 115, 106, 200 and HSL 246°, 46%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#736AC8#736AC8
HEX#736AC8
RGBrgb(115, 106, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4157, 0.7843
RGB percentages45.1%, 41.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(245.7, 46.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 47%, 78.4%)
CMYK42.5%, 47%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,563,976
CSS custom property--colour: #736AC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#8C9537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4579CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#4373C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#597D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFC86A
Analogous#6A90C8, #A26AC8
Triadic#C8736A, #6AC873
Split complementary#C8A26A, #90C86A
Tetradic#C86A90, #BFC86A, #6AC8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCDAF1
Lighter +20%#B9B5E3
Lighter +10%#968FD6
Darker −10%#5045BA
Darker −20%#403795
Darker −30%#302970
Darker −40%#201C4B
More saturated +25%#5E51E2
Less saturated −25%#8884AE

Channel breakdown

R115
G106
B200
Red115 (45.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue245.74°
Saturation (HSL)46.08%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6A · B C8

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