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Recognised as Colour

#756CA0

  • #756CA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#756CA0 is a blue with RGB values 117, 108, 160 and HSL 250°, 21%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#756CA0#756CA0
HEX#756CA0
RGBrgb(117, 108, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4235, 0.6275
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(250.4, 21.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 32.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK26.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,520
CSS custom property--colour: #756CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#8A935F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E74A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F729Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6C757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97A06C
Analogous#6C7DA0, #8F6CA0
Triadic#A0756C, #6CA075
Split complementary#A08F6C, #7DA06C
Tetradic#A06C7D, #97A06C, #6CA08F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E8F0
Lighter +30%#CCC9DC
Lighter +20%#AFAAC8
Lighter +10%#928BB4
Darker −10%#5D5584
Darker −20%#474165
Darker −30%#312D46
Darker −40%#1C1927
More saturated +25%#614EBE
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R117
G108
B160
Red117 (45.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue250.38°
Saturation (HSL)21.49%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6C · B A0

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