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Recognised as Colour

#736AFF

  • #736AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#736AFF is a blue with RGB values 115, 106, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#736AFF#736AFF
HEX#736AFF
RGBrgb(115, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages45.1%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(243.6, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK54.9%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,564,031
CSS custom property--colour: #736AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8C9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2C8DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2Blue violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FF6A
Analogous#6AACFF, #BD6AFF
Triadic#FF736A, #6AFF73
Split complementary#FFBE6A, #ABFF6A
Tetradic#FF6AAC, #F6FF6A, #6AFFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D0FF
Lighter +10%#A39DFF
Darker −10%#4337FF
Darker −20%#1304FF
Darker −30%#0D00D0
Darker −40%#09009D
More saturated +25%#736AFF
Less saturated −25%#837DEC

Channel breakdown

R115
G106
B255
Red115 (45.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue243.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6A · B FF

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