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Recognised as Colour

#746CC5

  • #746CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#746CC5 is a blue with RGB values 116, 108, 197 and HSL 245°, 43%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#746CC5#746CC5
HEX#746CC5
RGBrgb(116, 108, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4235, 0.7725
RGB percentages45.5%, 42.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(245.4, 43.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 45.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK41.1%, 45.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,630,021
CSS custom property--colour: #746CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8B933A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B7AC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4974C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C7E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC56C
Analogous#6C90C5, #A16CC5
Triadic#C5746C, #6CC574
Split complementary#C5A16C, #90C56C
Tetradic#C56C90, #BDC56C, #6CC5A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DCDAF0
Lighter +20%#B9B5E2
Lighter +10%#9791D3
Darker −10%#5248B6
Darker −20%#413992
Darker −30%#312B6D
Darker −40%#211D48
More saturated +25%#5F52DF
Less saturated −25%#8986AB

Channel breakdown

R116
G108
B197
Red116 (45.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue245.39°
Saturation (HSL)43.41%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6C · B C5

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