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Recognised as Colour

#7289CF

  • #7289CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7289CF is a blue with RGB values 114, 137, 207 and HSL 225°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7289CF#7289CF
HEX#7289CF
RGBrgb(114, 137, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5373, 0.8118
RGB percentages44.7%, 53.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(225.2, 49.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 44.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK44.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,506,383
CSS custom property--colour: #7289CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8D7630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7090D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6788CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5098A2no 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 text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB872
Analogous#72B7CF, #8A72CF
Triadic#CF7289, #89CF72
Split complementary#CF8A72, #B7CF72
Tetradic#CF72B7, #CFB872, #72CF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9F6
Lighter +20%#BEC9E9
Lighter +10%#98A9DC
Darker −10%#4C69C2
Darker −20%#3852A3
Darker −30%#2B3F7D
Darker −40%#1E2C57
More saturated +25%#5A7DE7
Less saturated −25%#8A95B7

Channel breakdown

R114
G137
B207
Red114 (44.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue225.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.21%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 89 · B CF

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