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Recognised as Colour

#746DE2

  • #746DE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#746DE2 is a blue with RGB values 116, 109, 226 and HSL 244°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#746DE2#746DE2
HEX#746DE2
RGBrgb(116, 109, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4275, 0.8863
RGB percentages45.5%, 42.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(243.6, 66.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 51.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK48.7%, 51.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,630,306
CSS custom property--colour: #746DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8B921D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3280E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2978DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4C879Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.4Medium purple · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBE26D
Analogous#6DA0E2, #AF6DE2
Triadic#E2746D, #6DE274
Split complementary#E2AF6D, #A1E26D
Tetradic#E26DA0, #DBE26D, #6DE2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEDFB
Lighter +20%#C5C2F3
Lighter +10%#9D98EA
Darker −10%#4B42DA
Darker −20%#3027C2
Darker −30%#251E98
Darker −40%#1B166D
More saturated +25%#6157F8
Less saturated −25%#8783CC

Channel breakdown

R116
G109
B226
Red116 (45.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue243.59°
Saturation (HSL)66.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6D · B E2

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