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Recognised as Colour

#7290B3

  • #7290B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7290B3 is a blue with RGB values 114, 144, 179 and HSL 212°, 30%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7290B3#7290B3
HEX#7290B3
RGBrgb(114, 144, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5647, 0.702
RGB percentages44.7%, 56.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(212.3, 30%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 36.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK36.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,147
CSS custom property--colour: #7290B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 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#8C8C8C
Inverted#8D6F4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8391B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8AB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#5D989Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 22.4Cadetblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B39572
Analogous#72B1B3, #7472B3
Triadic#B37290, #90B372
Split complementary#B37472, #B1B372
Tetradic#B372B1, #B39572, #72B374

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FA
Lighter +30%#D5DEE9
Lighter +20%#B4C4D7
Lighter +10%#93AAC5
Darker −10%#55769D
Darker −20%#435D7C
Darker −30%#31445B
Darker −40%#1F2B3A
More saturated +25%#578ECE
Less saturated −25%#8D9298

Channel breakdown

R114
G144
B179
Red114 (44.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)29.95%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 90 · B B3

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