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Recognised as Colour

#7289FF

  • #7289FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7289FF is a blue with RGB values 114, 137, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7289FF#7289FF
HEX#7289FF
RGBrgb(114, 137, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5373, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 53.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.2, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 46.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,506,431
CSS custom property--colour: #7289FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#8D7600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5298FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F8CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1EA3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE872
Analogous#72D0FF, #A172FF
Triadic#FF7289, #89FF72
Split complementary#FFA172, #D0FF72
Tetradic#FF72D0, #FFE872, #72FFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DEFF
Lighter +10%#A5B4FF
Darker −10%#3F5EFF
Darker −20%#0C34FF
Darker −30%#0023D8
Darker −40%#001BA5
More saturated +25%#7289FF
Less saturated −25%#8495ED

Channel breakdown

R114
G137
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 89 · B FF

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