Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#7293D8

  • #7293D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7293D8 is a blue with RGB values 114, 147, 216 and HSL 221°, 57%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7293D8#7293D8
HEX#7293D8
RGBrgb(114, 147, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5765, 0.8471
RGB percentages44.7%, 57.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(220.6, 56.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 47.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK47.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,952
CSS custom property--colour: #7293D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#8D6C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7999DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#49A2ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B772
Analogous#72C6D8, #8472D8
Triadic#D87293, #93D872
Split complementary#D88472, #C6D872
Tetradic#D872C6, #D8B772, #72D884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEFF9
Lighter +20%#C2D0EE
Lighter +10%#9AB2E3
Darker −10%#4A74CD
Darker −20%#315BB3
Darker −30%#26478B
Darker −40%#1B3263
More saturated +25%#5B8BEF
Less saturated −25%#889BC2

Channel breakdown

R114
G147
B216
Red114 (44.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue220.59°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 93 · B D8

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “7293d8” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.