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Recognised as Colour

#7273AC

  • #7273AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7273AC is a blue with RGB values 114, 115, 172 and HSL 239°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7273AC#7273AC
HEX#7273AC
RGBrgb(114, 115, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.451, 0.6745
RGB percentages44.7%, 45.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(239, 25.9%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 33.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK33.7%, 33.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,716
CSS custom property--colour: #7273AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8D8C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#637E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAB72
Analogous#7290AC, #8E72AC
Triadic#AC7273, #73AC72
Split complementary#AC8E72, #90AC72
Tetradic#AC7290, #ACAB72, #72AC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F3F8
Lighter +30%#D2D3E5
Lighter +20%#B2B3D2
Lighter +10%#9293BF
Darker −10%#575894
Darker −20%#444574
Darker −30%#313254
Darker −40%#1E1F34
More saturated +25%#5658C8
Less saturated −25%#8E8E90

Channel breakdown

R114
G115
B172
Red114 (44.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue238.97°
Saturation (HSL)25.89%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 73 · B AC

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