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Recognised as Colour

#756DB4

  • #756DB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#756DB4 is a blue with RGB values 117, 109, 180 and HSL 247°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#756DB4#756DB4
HEX#756DB4
RGBrgb(117, 109, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.7059
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(246.8, 32.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 39.4%, 70.6%)
CMYK35%, 39.4%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,796
CSS custom property--colour: #756DB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8A924B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5777B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#5674B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#657A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACB46D
Analogous#6D89B4, #986DB4
Triadic#B4756D, #6DB475
Split complementary#B4986D, #89B46D
Tetradic#B46D89, #ACB46D, #6DB498

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4F9
Lighter +30%#D5D2E8
Lighter +20%#B5B0D7
Lighter +10%#958FC5
Darker −10%#59519D
Darker −20%#463F7C
Darker −30%#332E5A
Darker −40%#201D38
More saturated +25%#6051D0
Less saturated −25%#8A8998

Channel breakdown

R117
G109
B180
Red117 (45.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue246.76°
Saturation (HSL)32.13%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B B4

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