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Recognised as Colour

#747CE5

  • #747CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#747CE5 is a blue with RGB values 116, 124, 229 and HSL 236°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#747CE5#747CE5
HEX#747CE5
RGBrgb(116, 124, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4863, 0.898
RGB percentages45.5%, 48.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(235.8, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK49.3%, 45.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,634,149
CSS custom property--colour: #747CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8B831A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F8BE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4582E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4792A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DD74
Analogous#74B5E5, #A474E5
Triadic#E5747C, #7CE574
Split complementary#E5A574, #B4E574
Tetradic#E574B5, #E5DD74, #74E5A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5FD
Lighter +20%#CACDF5
Lighter +10%#9FA4ED
Darker −10%#4954DD
Darker −20%#2632CD
Darker −30%#1E28A2
Darker −40%#161D77
More saturated +25%#5F6AFA
Less saturated −25%#898ED0

Channel breakdown

R116
G124
B229
Red116 (45.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue235.75°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 7C · B E5

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