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Recognised as Colour

#7281B2

  • #7281B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7281B2 is a blue with RGB values 114, 129, 178 and HSL 226°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7281B2#7281B2
HEX#7281B2
RGBrgb(114, 129, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5059, 0.698
RGB percentages44.7%, 50.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(225.9, 29.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 36%, 69.8%)
CMYK36%, 27.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,504,306
CSS custom property--colour: #7281B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8D7E4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7185B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C80B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F8B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A372
Analogous#72A1B2, #8372B2
Triadic#B27281, #81B272
Split complementary#B28372, #A1B272
Tetradic#B272A1, #B2A372, #72B283

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FA
Lighter +30%#D5D9E8
Lighter +20%#B4BCD6
Lighter +10%#939EC4
Darker −10%#55669C
Darker −20%#43507B
Darker −30%#313B5A
Darker −40%#1F2539
More saturated +25%#5773CD
Less saturated −25%#8D8F97

Channel breakdown

R114
G129
B178
Red114 (44.7%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue225.94°
Saturation (HSL)29.36%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 81 · B B2

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