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Recognised as Colour

#7291BD

  • #7291BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7291BD is a blue with RGB values 114, 145, 189 and HSL 215°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7291BD#7291BD
HEX#7291BD
RGBrgb(114, 145, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5686, 0.7412
RGB percentages44.7%, 56.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(215.2, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,413
CSS custom property--colour: #7291BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#8D6E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8193BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#788CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#589BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9E72
Analogous#72B6BD, #7972BD
Triadic#BD7291, #91BD72
Split complementary#BD7972, #B6BD72
Tetradic#BD72B6, #BD9E72, #72BD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DAE2EE
Lighter +20%#B7C7DE
Lighter +10%#95ACCD
Darker −10%#5076AC
Darker −20%#405E89
Darker −30%#304666
Darker −40%#202E43
More saturated +25%#588DD7
Less saturated −25%#8C95A3

Channel breakdown

R114
G145
B189
Red114 (44.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue215.2°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 91 · B BD

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