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Recognised as Colour

#7290D0

  • #7290D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7290D0 is a blue with RGB values 114, 144, 208 and HSL 221°, 50%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7290D0#7290D0
HEX#7290D0
RGBrgb(114, 144, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5647, 0.8157
RGB percentages44.7%, 56.5%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(220.9, 50%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 45.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK45.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,176
CSS custom property--colour: #7290D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#8D6F2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7995D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E9DA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B272
Analogous#72BFD0, #8372D0
Triadic#D07290, #90D072
Split complementary#D08372, #BFD072
Tetradic#D072BF, #D0B272, #72D083

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF6
Lighter +20%#BECCEA
Lighter +10%#98AEDD
Darker −10%#4C72C3
Darker −20%#375AA5
Darker −30%#2A457F
Darker −40%#1D3058
More saturated +25%#5A88E8
Less saturated −25%#8A99B8

Channel breakdown

R114
G144
B208
Red114 (44.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue220.85°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 90 · B D0

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