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Recognised as Colour

#7289DF

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

#7289DF is a blue with RGB values 114, 137, 223 and HSL 227°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7289DF#7289DF
HEX#7289DF
RGBrgb(114, 137, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5373, 0.8745
RGB percentages44.7%, 53.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(227.3, 63%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 48.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK48.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,506,399
CSS custom property--colour: #7289DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#8D7620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6892E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D89DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#459BA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC872
Analogous#72BFDF, #9272DF
Triadic#DF7289, #89DF72
Split complementary#DF9272, #BFDF72
Tetradic#DF72BF, #DFC872, #72DF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1FB
Lighter +20%#C5CFF2
Lighter +10%#9CACE8
Darker −10%#4866D6
Darker −20%#2B4BC0
Darker −30%#223A96
Darker −40%#192A6C
More saturated +25%#5C7DF5
Less saturated −25%#8895C9

Channel breakdown

R114
G137
B223
Red114 (44.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue227.34°
Saturation (HSL)63.01%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 89 · B DF

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