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Recognised as Colour

#756EE3

  • #756EE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#756EE3 is a blue with RGB values 117, 110, 227 and HSL 244°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#756EE3#756EE3
HEX#756EE3
RGBrgb(117, 110, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4314, 0.8902
RGB percentages45.9%, 43.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(243.6, 67.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 51.5%, 89%)
CMYK48.5%, 51.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,696,099
CSS custom property--colour: #756EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#8A911C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3481E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B79E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D889Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium purple · ΔE 9.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE36E
Analogous#6EA1E3, #B06EE3
Triadic#E3756E, #6EE375
Split complementary#E3B06E, #A2E36E
Tetradic#E36EA1, #DCE36E, #6EE3B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEEFC
Lighter +20%#C6C3F4
Lighter +10%#9E99EB
Darker −10%#4C43DB
Darker −20%#3026C5
Darker −30%#251E9A
Darker −40%#1B166F
More saturated +25%#6258F9
Less saturated −25%#8884CD

Channel breakdown

R117
G110
B227
Red117 (45.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue243.59°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6E · B E3

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