Colour

#7465AC

#7465AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7465AC is a blue with RGB values 116, 101, 172 and HSL 253°, 30%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7465AC#7465AC

HEX#7465AC

RGBrgb(116, 101, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.3961, 0.6745

RGB percentages45.5%, 39.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(252.7, 30%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 41.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK32.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,628,204

CSS custom property--colour: #7465AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#8B9A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F70AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#516EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#677280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DAC65

Analogous#657AAC, #9865AC

Triadic#AC7465, #65AC74

Split complementary#AC9765, #7AAC65

Tetradic#AC6579, #9DAC65, #65AC97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEAF3

Lighter +30%#CEC8E2

Lighter +20%#B0A7D0

Lighter +10%#9286BE

Darker −10%#5C4E90

Darker −20%#473C6F

Darker −30%#322A4E

Darker −40%#1D182D

More saturated +25%#6347CA

Less saturated −25%#85838E

Channel breakdown

R116

G101

B172

Red116 (45.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue252.68°

Saturation (HSL)29.96%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 65 · B AC

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Colour values

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