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Colour

#7285B4

  • #7285B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7285B4 is a blue with RGB values 114, 133, 180 and HSL 223°, 31%, 58%. 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

#7285B4#7285B4
HEX#7285B4
RGBrgb(114, 133, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5216, 0.7059
RGB percentages44.7%, 52.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(222.7, 30.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 36.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK36.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,505,332
CSS custom property--colour: #7285B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#8D7A4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7589B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F83B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#5E8E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4A172
Analogous#72A6B4, #8072B4
Triadic#B47285, #85B472
Split complementary#B48072, #A6B472
Tetradic#B472A6, #B4A172, #72B480

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FB
Lighter +30%#D6DBE9
Lighter +20%#B5BFD7
Lighter +10%#93A2C6
Darker −10%#546A9F
Darker −20%#43547D
Darker −30%#313D5C
Darker −40%#1F273B
More saturated +25%#577ACF
Less saturated −25%#8D9099

Channel breakdown

R114
G133
B180
Red114 (44.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue222.73°
Saturation (HSL)30.56%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 85 · B B4

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