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Recognised as Colour

#746FB4

  • #746FB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#746FB4 is a blue with RGB values 116, 111, 180 and HSL 244°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#746FB4#746FB4
HEX#746FB4
RGBrgb(116, 111, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4353, 0.7059
RGB percentages45.5%, 43.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(244.3, 31.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 38.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK35.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,630,772
CSS custom property--colour: #746FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#8B904B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5979B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5875B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#637C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB46F
Analogous#6F8DB4, #966FB4
Triadic#B4746F, #6FB474
Split complementary#B4966F, #8DB46F
Tetradic#B46F8D, #AFB46F, #6FB496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5FA
Lighter +30%#D5D4E8
Lighter +20%#B5B2D7
Lighter +10%#9491C5
Darker −10%#58529E
Darker −20%#45417C
Darker −30%#322F5B
Darker −40%#201E39
More saturated +25%#5D54CF
Less saturated −25%#8B8A99

Channel breakdown

R116
G111
B180
Red116 (45.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue244.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.51%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6F · B B4

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