Recognised as Colour

#736FCB

#736FCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#736FCB is a blue with RGB values 115, 111, 203 and HSL 243°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#736FCB

RGBrgb(115, 111, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4353, 0.7961

RGB percentages45.1%, 43.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(242.6, 46.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 45.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK43.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,565,259

CSS custom property--colour: #736FCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#8C9034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B7DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4777C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#578293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8 Slate blue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7CB6F

Analogous#6F99CB, #A16FCB

Triadic#CB736F, #6FCB73

Split complementary#CBA16F, #99CB6F

Tetradic#CB6F99, #C7CB6F, #6FCBA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0DFF4

Lighter +20%#BCBAE6

Lighter +10%#9794D9

Darker −10%#4F4ABD

Darker −20%#3D389C

Darker −30%#2E2B76

Darker −40%#1F1D51

More saturated +25%#5D57E3

Less saturated −25%#8988B3

Channel breakdown

R115

G111

B203

Red115 (45.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue242.61°

Saturation (HSL)46.94%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 6F · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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