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Recognised as Colour

#737BAF

  • #737BAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#737BAF is a blue with RGB values 115, 123, 175 and HSL 232°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#737BAF#737BAF
HEX#737BAF
RGBrgb(115, 123, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4824, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.1%, 48.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(232, 27.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 34.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK34.3%, 29.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,568,303
CSS custom property--colour: #737BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#8C8450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B81B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#677CAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#62858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Gray · ΔE 30.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA773
Analogous#7399AF, #8973AF
Triadic#AF737B, #7BAF73
Split complementary#AF8973, #99AF73
Tetradic#AF7399, #AFA773, #73AF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5F9
Lighter +30%#D4D7E7
Lighter +20%#B4B8D4
Lighter +10%#939AC2
Darker −10%#576098
Darker −20%#444B78
Darker −30%#323757
Darker −40%#1F2237
More saturated +25%#5867CB
Less saturated −25%#8F8F93

Channel breakdown

R115
G123
B175
Red115 (45.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 7B · B AF

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