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Recognised as Colour

#766FE4

  • #766FE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#766FE4 is a blue with RGB values 118, 111, 228 and HSL 244°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#766FE4#766FE4
HEX#766FE4
RGBrgb(118, 111, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.4353, 0.8941
RGB percentages46.3%, 43.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(243.6, 68.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 51.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK48.2%, 51.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,761,892
CSS custom property--colour: #766FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#89901B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3582E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D7AE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E899Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.1Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE46F
Analogous#6FA2E4, #B16FE4
Triadic#E4766F, #6FE476
Split complementary#E4B16F, #A3E46F
Tetradic#E46FA2, #DDE46F, #6FE4B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F0FC
Lighter +20%#C8C5F4
Lighter +10%#9F9AEC
Darker −10%#4D44DC
Darker −20%#2F25C8
Darker −30%#251D9D
Darker −40%#1B1572
More saturated +25%#635AF9
Less saturated −25%#8984CF

Channel breakdown

R118
G111
B228
Red118 (46.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue243.59°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 6F · B E4

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