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Recognised as Colour

#745AC3

  • #745AC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#745AC3 is a blue with RGB values 116, 90, 195 and HSL 255°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#745AC3#745AC3
HEX#745AC3
RGBrgb(116, 90, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3529, 0.7647
RGB percentages45.5%, 35.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(254.9, 46.7%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 53.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK40.5%, 53.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,625,411
CSS custom property--colour: #745AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#8BA53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#296EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E6AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#5F7086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.3Medium purple · ΔE 9.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9C35A
Analogous#5A74C3, #A95AC3
Triadic#C3745A, #5AC374
Split complementary#C3A95A, #74C35A
Tetradic#C35A74, #A9C35A, #5AC3A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F0F9
Lighter +30%#D3CAEC
Lighter +20%#B3A5DE
Lighter +10%#947FD1
Darker −10%#593EAC
Darker −20%#463186
Darker −30%#322361
Darker −40%#1F163B
More saturated +25%#663EDF
Less saturated −25%#8276A7

Channel breakdown

R116
G90
B195
Red116 (45.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue254.86°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 5A · B C3

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