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Recognised as Colour

#7370AD

  • #7370AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7370AD is a blue with RGB values 115, 112, 173 and HSL 243°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7370AD#7370AD
HEX#7370AD
RGBrgb(115, 112, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4392, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.1%, 43.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(243, 27.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 35.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK33.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,565,485
CSS custom property--colour: #7370AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#8C8F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E78AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C75ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#647B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAAD70
Analogous#708BAD, #9270AD
Triadic#AD7370, #70AD73
Split complementary#AD9270, #8BAD70
Tetradic#AD708B, #AAAD70, #70AD92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F2F7
Lighter +30%#D2D1E5
Lighter +20%#B2B1D2
Lighter +10%#9390C0
Darker −10%#585595
Darker −20%#454374
Darker −30%#323054
Darker −40%#1F1E33
More saturated +25%#5A54C9
Less saturated −25%#8C8C91

Channel breakdown

R115
G112
B173
Red115 (45.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue242.95°
Saturation (HSL)27.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 70 · B AD

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