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Recognised as Colour

#7293CB

  • #7293CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7293CB is a blue with RGB values 114, 147, 203 and HSL 218°, 46%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7293CB#7293CB
HEX#7293CB
RGBrgb(114, 147, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5765, 0.7961
RGB percentages44.7%, 57.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(217.8, 46.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 43.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK43.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,939
CSS custom property--colour: #7293CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#8D6C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E97CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#758ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#519FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBAA72
Analogous#72C0CB, #7E72CB
Triadic#CB7293, #93CB72
Split complementary#CB7E72, #C0CB72
Tetradic#CB72BF, #CBAA72, #72CB7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E9F4
Lighter +20%#BDCCE6
Lighter +10%#97B0D9
Darker −10%#4D76BD
Darker −20%#3A5F9D
Darker −30%#2C4878
Darker −40%#1E3253
More saturated +25%#5A8DE3
Less saturated −25%#8A99B3

Channel breakdown

R114
G147
B203
Red114 (44.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue217.75°
Saturation (HSL)46.11%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 93 · B CB

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