Recognised as Colour

#746C91

#746C91
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#746C91 is a blue with RGB values 116, 108, 145 and HSL 253°, 15%, 50%. 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

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HEX#746C91

RGBrgb(116, 108, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4235, 0.5686

RGB percentages45.5%, 42.4%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(253, 14.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 25.5%, 56.9%)

CMYK20%, 25.5%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,629,969

CSS custom property--colour: #746C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#8B936E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#647193no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#647090no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6E7279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89916C

Analogous#6C7791, #866C91

Triadic#91746C, #6C9174

Split complementary#91866C, #77916C

Tetradic#916C77, #89916C, #6C9186

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E1E8

Lighter +30%#C7C3D3

Lighter +20%#ABA6BD

Lighter +10%#8F89A7

Darker −10%#5D5674

Darker −20%#454057

Darker −30%#2E2B39

Darker −40%#16151C

More saturated +25%#624CB1

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R116

G108

B145

Red116 (45.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue252.97°

Saturation (HSL)14.62%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6C · B 91

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