Colour

#7284B1

#7284B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7284B1 is a blue with RGB values 114, 132, 177 and HSL 223°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7284B1

RGBrgb(114, 132, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5176, 0.6941

RGB percentages44.7%, 51.8%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 28.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 35.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK35.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,505,073

CSS custom property--colour: #7284B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#8D7B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7588B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F82B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5F8D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1 Gray · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B19F72

Analogous#72A3B1, #8072B1

Triadic#B17284, #84B172

Split complementary#B17F72, #A3B172

Tetradic#B172A3, #B19F72, #72B17F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F7FA

Lighter +30%#D5DAE7

Lighter +20%#B4BDD5

Lighter +10%#93A1C3

Darker −10%#55699B

Darker −20%#43537A

Darker −30%#313C59

Darker −40%#1F2638

More saturated +25%#5778CC

Less saturated −25%#8D9096

Channel breakdown

R114

G132

B177

Red114 (44.7%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)28.77%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 84 · B B1

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Colour values

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