Recognised as Colour

#7372CF

#7372CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7372CF is a blue with RGB values 115, 114, 207 and HSL 241°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7372CF

RGBrgb(115, 114, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4471, 0.8118

RGB percentages45.1%, 44.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(240.6, 49.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.6, 44.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK44.4%, 44.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,566,031

CSS custom property--colour: #7372CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#8C8D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#4879CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#558596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Slate blue · ΔE 16.6 Royal blue · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CECF72

Analogous#72A0CF, #A272CF

Triadic#CF7372, #72CF73

Split complementary#CFA172, #A0CF72

Tetradic#CF72A0, #CECF72, #72CFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E4F6

Lighter +20%#BFBEE9

Lighter +10%#9998DC

Darker −10%#4D4CC2

Darker −20%#3938A3

Darker −30%#2C2B7D

Darker −40%#1E1E57

More saturated +25%#5C5AE7

Less saturated −25%#8A8AB7

Channel breakdown

R115

G114

B207

Red115 (45.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue240.65°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 72 · B CF

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