Colour

#7294DA

#7294DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7294DA is a blue with RGB values 114, 148, 218 and HSL 220°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7294DA

RGBrgb(114, 148, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5804, 0.8549

RGB percentages44.7%, 58%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(220.4, 58.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 47.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK47.7%, 32.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,509,210

CSS custom property--colour: #7294DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#8D6B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A9ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E90D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#47A3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2 Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)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#DAB872

Analogous#72C8DA, #8472DA

Triadic#DA7294, #94DA72

Split complementary#DA8472, #C8DA72

Tetradic#DA72C8, #DAB872, #72DA84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF0FA

Lighter +20%#C3D1EF

Lighter +10%#9AB3E5

Darker −10%#4A75CF

Darker −20%#305CB6

Darker −30%#25478E

Darker −40%#1B3365

More saturated +25%#5C8CF0

Less saturated −25%#889CC4

Channel breakdown

R114

G148

B218

Red114 (44.7%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue220.38°

Saturation (HSL)58.43%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 94 · B DA

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