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Recognised as Colour

#374EEB

  • #374EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#374EEB is a blue with RGB values 55, 78, 235 and HSL 232°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#374EEB#374EEB
HEX#374EEB
RGBrgb(55, 78, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3059, 0.9216
RGB percentages21.6%, 30.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(232.3, 81.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 76.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK76.6%, 66.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,624,683
CSS custom property--colour: #374EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C8B114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8Medium blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD437
Analogous#37A8EB, #7A37EB
Triadic#EB374E, #4EEB37
Split complementary#EB7A37, #A8EB37
Tetradic#EB37A8, #EBD437, #37EB7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F2FE
Lighter +30%#C2C9F9
Lighter +20%#94A0F4
Lighter +10%#6577F0
Darker −10%#162FD9
Darker −20%#1125AB
Darker −30%#0C1B7D
Darker −40%#08114E
More saturated +25%#233FFF
Less saturated −25%#5362D0

Channel breakdown

R55
G78
B235
Red55 (21.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue232.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 4E · B EB

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