Recognised as Colour

#736FC7

#736FC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#736FC7 is a blue with RGB values 115, 111, 199 and HSL 243°, 44%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#736FC7

RGBrgb(115, 111, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4353, 0.7804

RGB percentages45.1%, 43.5%, 78%

HSLhsl(242.7, 44%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 44.2%, 78%)

CMYK42.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,565,255

CSS custom property--colour: #736FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#8C9038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B76C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#598191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3C76F

Analogous#6F97C7, #9F6FC7

Triadic#C7736F, #6FC773

Split complementary#C79F6F, #97C76F

Tetradic#C76F97, #C3C76F, #6FC79F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEDDF2

Lighter +20%#BAB8E4

Lighter +10%#9794D5

Darker −10%#4F4AB9

Darker −20%#3E3A96

Darker −30%#2F2C71

Darker −40%#201E4C

More saturated +25%#5C56E0

Less saturated −25%#8A88AE

Channel breakdown

R115

G111

B199

Red115 (45.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue242.73°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 6F · B C7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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