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Recognised as Colour

#7D73B8

  • #7D73B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D73B8 is a blue with RGB values 125, 115, 184 and HSL 249°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D73B8#7D73B8
HEX#7D73B8
RGBrgb(125, 115, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.451, 0.7216
RGB percentages49%, 45.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(248.7, 32.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 37.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK32.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,221,624
CSS custom property--colour: #7D73B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#828C47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F7DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB873
Analogous#738CB8, #A073B8
Triadic#B87D73, #73B87D
Split complementary#B89F73, #8CB873
Tetradic#B8738C, #AEB873, #73B89F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFD
Lighter +30%#DBD9EB
Lighter +20%#BCB7DA
Lighter +10%#9C95C9
Darker −10%#5F53A5
Darker −20%#4C4283
Darker −30%#383161
Darker −40%#24203F
More saturated +25%#6A59D2
Less saturated −25%#908D9E

Channel breakdown

R125
G115
B184
Red125 (49%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue248.7°
Saturation (HSL)32.7%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 73 · B B8

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