Colour

#7283AC

#7283AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7283AC is a blue with RGB values 114, 131, 172 and HSL 222°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7283AC

RGBrgb(114, 131, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5137, 0.6745

RGB percentages44.7%, 51.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(222.4, 25.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 33.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK33.7%, 23.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,504,812

CSS custom property--colour: #7283AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#8D7C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7686AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7081ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#618B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Gray · ΔE 24.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2

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#AC9B72

Analogous#72A0AC, #7E72AC

Triadic#AC7283, #83AC72

Split complementary#AC7E72, #A0AC72

Tetradic#AC72A0, #AC9B72, #72AC7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2F4F8

Lighter +30%#D2D8E5

Lighter +20%#B2BBD2

Lighter +10%#929FBF

Darker −10%#576994

Darker −20%#445274

Darker −30%#313B54

Darker −40%#1E2534

More saturated +25%#5677C8

Less saturated −25%#8E8F90

Channel breakdown

R114

G131

B172

Red114 (44.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue222.41°

Saturation (HSL)25.89%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 83 · B AC

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Colour values

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