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Recognised as Colour

#7293DB

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

#7293DB is a blue with RGB values 114, 147, 219 and HSL 221°, 59%, 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

#7293DB#7293DB
HEX#7293DB
RGBrgb(114, 147, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5765, 0.8588
RGB percentages44.7%, 57.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(221.1, 59.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 47.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK47.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,508,955
CSS custom property--colour: #7293DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#8D6C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7899DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C90D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#47A2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Steel blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBA72
Analogous#72C8DB, #8572DB
Triadic#DB7293, #93DB72
Split complementary#DB8672, #C7DB72
Tetradic#DB72C8, #DBBA72, #72DB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF0FA
Lighter +20%#C3D1F0
Lighter +10%#9BB2E5
Darker −10%#4974D1
Darker −20%#2F5AB8
Darker −30%#25468F
Darker −40%#1A3267
More saturated +25%#5C8BF1
Less saturated −25%#889BC5

Channel breakdown

R114
G147
B219
Red114 (44.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue221.14°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 93 · B DB

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