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Recognised as Colour

#737ACA

  • #737ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#737ACA is a blue with RGB values 115, 122, 202 and HSL 235°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#737ACA#737ACA
HEX#737ACA
RGBrgb(115, 122, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4784, 0.7922
RGB percentages45.1%, 47.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(235.2, 45.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 43.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK43.1%, 39.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,568,074
CSS custom property--colour: #737ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8C8535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D84CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#577EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#578A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC373
Analogous#73A5CA, #9873CA
Triadic#CA737A, #7ACA73
Split complementary#CA9773, #A6CA73
Tetradic#CA73A5, #CAC373, #73CA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E3F4
Lighter +20%#BDC0E6
Lighter +10%#989DD8
Darker −10%#4E57BC
Darker −20%#3B439C
Darker −30%#2D3377
Darker −40%#1F2352
More saturated +25%#5B66E2
Less saturated −25%#8B8EB2

Channel breakdown

R115
G122
B202
Red115 (45.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue235.17°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 7A · B CA

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