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Recognised as Colour

#7290F6

  • #7290F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7290F6 is a blue with RGB values 114, 144, 246 and HSL 226°, 88%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7290F6#7290F6
HEX#7290F6
RGBrgb(114, 144, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5647, 0.9647
RGB percentages44.7%, 56.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(226.4, 88%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 53.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK53.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,214
CSS custom property--colour: #7290F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#8D6F09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#659BFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5590F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2CA6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6D872
Analogous#72D2F6, #9672F6
Triadic#F67290, #90F672
Split complementary#F69672, #D2F672
Tetradic#F672D2, #F6D872, #72F696

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2DBFC
Lighter +10%#A2B6F9
Darker −10%#426AF3
Darker −20%#1245F0
Darker −30%#0C36C3
Darker −40%#092993
More saturated +25%#698BFF
Less saturated −25%#859AE3

Channel breakdown

R114
G144
B246
Red114 (44.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 90 · B F6

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