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Recognised as Colour

#7185EA

  • #7185EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7185EA is a blue with RGB values 113, 133, 234 and HSL 230°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7185EA#7185EA
HEX#7185EA
RGBrgb(113, 133, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5216, 0.9176
RGB percentages44.3%, 52.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(230.1, 74.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 51.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK51.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,439,850
CSS custom property--colour: #7185EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#8E7A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B91EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D87E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3A9BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD671
Analogous#71C2EA, #9971EA
Triadic#EA7185, #85EA71
Split complementary#EA9971, #C2EA71
Tetradic#EA71C2, #EAD671, #71EA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FE
Lighter +20%#CAD1F7
Lighter +10%#9DABF1
Darker −10%#455FE3
Darker −20%#203ED5
Darker −30%#1931A9
Darker −40%#12247D
More saturated +25%#5D77FE
Less saturated −25%#8593D6

Channel breakdown

R113
G133
B234
Red113 (44.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue230.08°
Saturation (HSL)74.23%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 85 · B EA

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