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Recognised as Colour

#736EB3

  • #736EB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#736EB3 is a blue with RGB values 115, 110, 179 and HSL 244°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#736EB3#736EB3
HEX#736EB3
RGBrgb(115, 110, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4314, 0.702
RGB percentages45.1%, 43.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(244.3, 31.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 38.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK35.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,564,979
CSS custom property--colour: #736EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8C914C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5878B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5774B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#627B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB36E
Analogous#6E8CB3, #956EB3
Triadic#B3736E, #6EB373
Split complementary#B3956E, #8CB36E
Tetradic#B36E8C, #AEB36E, #6EB395

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4F9
Lighter +30%#D4D2E8
Lighter +20%#B4B1D6
Lighter +10%#938FC5
Darker −10%#57529C
Darker −20%#45407B
Darker −30%#322F59
Darker −40%#1F1D38
More saturated +25%#5B52CF
Less saturated −25%#8B8A97

Channel breakdown

R115
G110
B179
Red115 (45.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue244.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.22%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6E · B B3

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