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Recognised as Colour

#7551EC

  • #7551EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7551EC is a blue with RGB values 117, 81, 236 and HSL 254°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7551EC#7551EC
HEX#7551EC
RGBrgb(117, 81, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3176, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.9%, 31.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(253.9, 80.3%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 65.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK50.4%, 65.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,688,684
CSS custom property--colour: #7551EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#8AAE13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#497898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8EC51
Analogous#517AEC, #C351EC
Triadic#EC7551, #51EC75
Split complementary#ECC351, #7BEC51
Tetradic#EC517A, #C8EC51, #51ECC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2DBFB
Lighter +20%#BEADF6
Lighter +10%#997FF1
Darker −10%#5123E7
Darker −20%#3D15C2
Darker −30%#2F1094
Darker −40%#200B66
More saturated +25%#6B3EFF
Less saturated −25%#8269D4

Channel breakdown

R117
G81
B236
Red117 (45.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue253.94°
Saturation (HSL)80.31%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 51 · B EC

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