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Recognised as Colour

#7282C3

  • #7282C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7282C3 is a blue with RGB values 114, 130, 195 and HSL 228°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7282C3#7282C3
HEX#7282C3
RGBrgb(114, 130, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5098, 0.7647
RGB percentages44.7%, 51%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(228.1, 40.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 41.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK41.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,504,579
CSS custom property--colour: #7282C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#8D7D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C89C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6582C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#588F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3B372
Analogous#72AAC3, #8B72C3
Triadic#C37282, #82C372
Split complementary#C38B72, #AAC372
Tetradic#C372AA, #C3B372, #72C38B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE1F1
Lighter +20%#BAC1E1
Lighter +10%#96A2D2
Darker −10%#4E62B4
Darker −20%#3E4E91
Darker −30%#2F3B6D
Darker −40%#1F284A
More saturated +25%#5973DC
Less saturated −25%#8B91AA

Channel breakdown

R114
G130
B195
Red114 (44.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue228.15°
Saturation (HSL)40.3%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 82 · B C3

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