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Recognised as Colour

#736CAA

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

#736CAA is a blue with RGB values 115, 108, 170 and HSL 247°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#736CAA#736CAA
HEX#736CAA
RGBrgb(115, 108, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4235, 0.6667
RGB percentages45.1%, 42.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(246.8, 26.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 36.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK32.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,564,458
CSS custom property--colour: #736CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#8C9355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A75ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5972A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#667783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3AA6C
Analogous#6C84AA, #926CAA
Triadic#AA736C, #6CAA73
Split complementary#AA926C, #84AA6C
Tetradic#AA6C84, #A3AA6C, #6CAA92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEDF5
Lighter +30%#CFCDE2
Lighter +20%#B1ADCF
Lighter +10%#928CBD
Darker −10%#5A5390
Darker −20%#464070
Darker −30%#322E4F
Darker −40%#1D1B2F
More saturated +25%#5D4FC7
Less saturated −25%#89898D

Channel breakdown

R115
G108
B170
Red115 (45.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue246.77°
Saturation (HSL)26.72%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6C · B AA

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