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Recognised as Colour

#747BDE

  • #747BDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#747BDE is a blue with RGB values 116, 123, 222 and HSL 236°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#747BDE#747BDE
HEX#747BDE
RGBrgb(116, 123, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4824, 0.8706
RGB percentages45.5%, 48.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(236, 61.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 47.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK47.7%, 44.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,633,886
CSS custom property--colour: #747BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8B8421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5289E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A80DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D90A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED774
Analogous#74B0DE, #A274DE
Triadic#DE747B, #7BDE74
Split complementary#DEA274, #B0DE74
Tetradic#DE74B0, #DED774, #74DEA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F0FB
Lighter +20%#C6C9F2
Lighter +10%#9DA2E8
Darker −10%#4B54D4
Darker −20%#2D37BF
Darker −30%#232B96
Darker −40%#1A1F6C
More saturated +25%#5E68F3
Less saturated −25%#898EC9

Channel breakdown

R116
G123
B222
Red116 (45.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue236.04°
Saturation (HSL)61.63%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 7B · B DE

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