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Recognised as Colour

#7557D6

  • #7557D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7557D6 is a blue with RGB values 117, 87, 214 and HSL 254°, 61%, 59%. 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

#7557D6#7557D6
HEX#7557D6
RGBrgb(117, 87, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3412, 0.8392
RGB percentages45.9%, 34.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(254.2, 60.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 59.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK45.3%, 59.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,690,198
CSS custom property--colour: #7557D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#8AA829

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57748Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.3Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8D657
Analogous#5779D6, #B457D6
Triadic#D67557, #57D675
Split complementary#D6B457, #79D657
Tetradic#D65779, #B8D657, #57D6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFE
Lighter +30%#DAD2F4
Lighter +20%#B8A9EA
Lighter +10%#9780E0
Darker −10%#5531C9
Darker −20%#4427A0
Darker −30%#321D77
Darker −40%#21134E
More saturated +25%#673DF0
Less saturated −25%#8371BC

Channel breakdown

R117
G87
B214
Red117 (45.9%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue254.17°
Saturation (HSL)60.77%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 57 · B D6

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