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Colour

#756DFE

  • #756DFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#756DFE is a blue with RGB values 117, 109, 254 and HSL 243°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#756DFE#756DFE
HEX#756DFE
RGBrgb(117, 109, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.9961
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(243.3, 98.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 57.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK53.9%, 57.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,870
CSS custom property--colour: #756DFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8A9201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#348FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FE6D
Analogous#6DADFE, #BE6DFE
Triadic#FE756D, #6DFE75
Split complementary#FEBE6D, #ADFE6D
Tetradic#FE6DAD, #F6FE6D, #6DFEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5D2FF
Lighter +10%#A5A0FE
Darker −10%#453AFE
Darker −20%#1508FD
Darker −30%#0D01D1
Darker −40%#0A019E
More saturated +25%#746CFF
Less saturated −25%#857FEC

Channel breakdown

R117
G109
B254
Red117 (45.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue243.31°
Saturation (HSL)98.64%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B FE

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