Recognised as Colour

#746C8D

#746C8D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#746C8D is a blue with RGB values 116, 108, 141 and HSL 255°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#746C8D#746C8D

HEX#746C8D

RGBrgb(116, 108, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4235, 0.5529

RGB percentages45.5%, 42.4%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(254.5, 13.3%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 23.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK17.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,629,965

CSS custom property--colour: #746C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#8B9372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65718Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#66708Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6F7177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 20.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#858D6C

Analogous#6C758D, #846C8D

Triadic#8D746C, #6C8D74

Split complementary#8D856C, #758D6C

Tetradic#8D6C75, #858D6C, #6C8D85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1DFE6

Lighter +30%#C5C2D0

Lighter +20%#AAA5BA

Lighter +10%#8F88A4

Darker −10%#5C5670

Darker −20%#444053

Darker −30%#2D2A36

Darker −40%#151419

More saturated +25%#644DAC

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R116

G108

B141

Red116 (45.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue254.55°

Saturation (HSL)13.25%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6C · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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