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Recognised as Colour

#7297FF

  • #7297FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7297FF is a blue with RGB values 114, 151, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7297FF#7297FF
HEX#7297FF
RGBrgb(114, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.3, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,510,015
CSS custom property--colour: #7297FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8D6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5995FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#17AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA72
Analogous#72DDFF, #9472FF
Triadic#FF7297, #97FF72
Split complementary#FF9372, #DEFF72
Tetradic#FF72DD, #FFDA72, #72FF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E2FF
Lighter +10%#A5BDFF
Darker −10%#3F71FF
Darker −20%#0C4CFF
Darker −30%#0039D8
Darker −40%#002BA5
More saturated +25%#7297FF
Less saturated −25%#849FED

Channel breakdown

R114
G151
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 97 · B FF

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