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Recognised as Colour

#756EEF

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

#756EEF is a blue with RGB values 117, 110, 239 and HSL 243°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#756EEF#756EEF
HEX#756EEF
RGBrgb(117, 110, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4314, 0.9373
RGB percentages45.9%, 43.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(243.3, 80.1%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 54%, 93.7%)
CMYK51%, 54%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,696,111
CSS custom property--colour: #756EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8A9110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2083F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#097AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#448BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.6Slate blue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EF6E
Analogous#6EA8EF, #B56EEF
Triadic#EF756E, #6EEF75
Split complementary#EFB66E, #A8EF6E
Tetradic#EF6EA8, #E8EF6E, #6EEFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8FE
Lighter +20%#CCCAF9
Lighter +10%#A19CF4
Darker −10%#4940EA
Darker −20%#2319DE
Darker −30%#1C13B1
Darker −40%#150E83
More saturated +25%#675EFF
Less saturated −25%#8782DB

Channel breakdown

R117
G110
B239
Red117 (45.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue243.26°
Saturation (HSL)80.12%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6E · B EF

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