Colour

#7472CC

#7472CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7472CC is a blue with RGB values 116, 114, 204 and HSL 241°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7472CC

RGBrgb(116, 114, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4471, 0.8

RGB percentages45.5%, 44.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(241.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK43.1%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,631,564

CSS custom property--colour: #7472CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#8B8D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#507FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C79CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#588495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 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 text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18 Royal blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CACC72

Analogous#729DCC, #A172CC

Triadic#CC7472, #72CC74

Split complementary#CCA172, #9DCC72

Tetradic#CC729D, #CACC72, #72CCA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E2F5

Lighter +20%#BEBDE7

Lighter +10%#9997DA

Darker −10%#4F4DBE

Darker −20%#3C399F

Darker −30%#2E2C79

Darker −40%#1F1E54

More saturated +25%#5D5AE4

Less saturated −25%#8B8AB4

Channel breakdown

R116

G114

B204

Red116 (45.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue241.33°

Saturation (HSL)46.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 72 · B CC

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Colour values

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