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Recognised as Colour

#756AA7

  • #756AA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#756AA7 is a blue with RGB values 117, 106, 167 and HSL 251°, 26%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#756AA7#756AA7
HEX#756AA7
RGBrgb(117, 106, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4157, 0.6549
RGB percentages45.9%, 41.6%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(250.8, 25.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 36.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK29.9%, 36.5%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,015
CSS custom property--colour: #756AA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#8A9558

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5973A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A71A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6A7581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA76A
Analogous#6A7EA7, #936AA7
Triadic#A7756A, #6AA775
Split complementary#A7936A, #7EA76A
Tetradic#A76A7E, #9CA76A, #6AA793

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEAF3
Lighter +30%#CECAE0
Lighter +20%#B0AACD
Lighter +10%#938ABA
Darker −10%#5D528C
Darker −20%#473F6C
Darker −30%#322D4B
Darker −40%#1D1A2B
More saturated +25%#624CC5
Less saturated −25%#888889

Channel breakdown

R117
G106
B167
Red117 (45.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue250.82°
Saturation (HSL)25.74%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6A · B A7

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