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Recognised as Colour

#746DAF

  • #746DAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#746DAF is a blue with RGB values 116, 109, 175 and HSL 246°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#746DAF#746DAF
HEX#746DAF
RGBrgb(116, 109, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4275, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.5%, 42.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(246.4, 29.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 37.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK33.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,630,255
CSS custom property--colour: #746DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#8B9250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5976B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5873ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#657986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.7Plum · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8AF6D
Analogous#6D87AF, #956DAF
Triadic#AF746D, #6DAF74
Split complementary#AF956D, #87AF6D
Tetradic#AF6D87, #A8AF6D, #6DAF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1F7
Lighter +30%#D2D0E5
Lighter +20%#B3AFD3
Lighter +10%#938EC1
Darker −10%#5A5297
Darker −20%#464076
Darker −30%#322E55
Darker −40%#1F1C34
More saturated +25%#5E51CB
Less saturated −25%#8A8993

Channel breakdown

R116
G109
B175
Red116 (45.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue246.36°
Saturation (HSL)29.2%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6D · B AF

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