Recognised as Colour

#7288CF

#7288CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7288CF is a blue with RGB values 114, 136, 207 and HSL 226°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7288CF

RGBrgb(114, 136, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5333, 0.8118

RGB percentages44.7%, 53.3%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(225.8, 49.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 44.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK44.9%, 34.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,506,127

CSS custom property--colour: #7288CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#8D7730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E8FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6587CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5097A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1 Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 31 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFB972

Analogous#72B7CF, #8A72CF

Triadic#CF7288, #88CF72

Split complementary#CF8B72, #B6CF72

Tetradic#CF72B7, #CFB972, #72CF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E8F6

Lighter +20%#BEC8E9

Lighter +10%#98A8DC

Darker −10%#4C68C2

Darker −20%#3851A3

Darker −30%#2B3E7D

Darker −40%#1E2B57

More saturated +25%#5A7CE7

Less saturated −25%#8A94B7

Channel breakdown

R114

G136

B207

Red114 (44.7%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue225.81°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 88 · B CF

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