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Colour

#7373DC

  • #7373DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7373DC is a blue with RGB values 115, 115, 220 and HSL 240°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7373DC#7373DC
HEX#7373DC
RGBrgb(115, 115, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.451, 0.8627
RGB percentages45.1%, 45.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(240, 60%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 47.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK47.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,566,300
CSS custom property--colour: #7373DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#8C8C23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4583E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4D899Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.2Slate blue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDC73
Analogous#73A8DC, #A873DC
Triadic#DC7373, #73DC73
Split complementary#DCA873, #A8DC73
Tetradic#DC73A8, #DCDC73, #73DCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEDFB
Lighter +20%#C5C5F0
Lighter +10%#9C9CE6
Darker −10%#4A4AD2
Darker −20%#2F2FBA
Darker −30%#242492
Darker −40%#1A1A69
More saturated +25%#5D5DF2
Less saturated −25%#8989C6

Channel breakdown

R115
G115
B220
Red115 (45.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 73 · B DC

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