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Recognised as Colour

#7371EA

  • #7371EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7371EA is a blue with RGB values 115, 113, 234 and HSL 241°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7371EA#7371EA
HEX#7371EA
RGBrgb(115, 113, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4431, 0.9176
RGB percentages45.1%, 44.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(241, 74.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 51.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK50.9%, 51.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,565,802
CSS custom property--colour: #7371EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#8C8E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3284EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#247BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#438CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 9.3Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EA71
Analogous#71ABEA, #B071EA
Triadic#EA7371, #71EA73
Split complementary#EAB071, #ABEA71
Tetradic#EA71AB, #E8EA71, #71EAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6FE
Lighter +20%#CBCAF7
Lighter +10%#9F9DF1
Darker −10%#4745E3
Darker −20%#2320D5
Darker −30%#1B19A9
Darker −40%#14127D
More saturated +25%#5F5DFE
Less saturated −25%#8785D6

Channel breakdown

R115
G113
B234
Red115 (45.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue240.99°
Saturation (HSL)74.23%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 71 · B EA

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