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Recognised as Colour

#7277CD

  • #7277CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7277CD is a blue with RGB values 114, 119, 205 and HSL 237°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7277CD#7277CD
HEX#7277CD
RGBrgb(114, 119, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4667, 0.8039
RGB percentages44.7%, 46.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(236.7, 47.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 44.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 42%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,501,773
CSS custom property--colour: #7277CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#8D8832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5782D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#517CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#548998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC872
Analogous#72A5CD, #9B72CD
Triadic#CD7277, #77CD72
Split complementary#CD9B72, #A4CD72
Tetradic#CD72A4, #CDC872, #72CD9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E4F5
Lighter +20%#BDC0E8
Lighter +10%#989BDA
Darker −10%#4C53C0
Darker −20%#393EA0
Darker −30%#2B307B
Darker −40%#1E2155
More saturated +25%#5A62E5
Less saturated −25%#8A8CB5

Channel breakdown

R114
G119
B205
Red114 (44.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue236.7°
Saturation (HSL)47.64%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 77 · B CD

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