Recognised as Colour

#737CA0

#737CA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#737CA0 is a blue with RGB values 115, 124, 160 and HSL 228°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#737CA0#737CA0

HEX#737CA0

RGBrgb(115, 124, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4863, 0.6275

RGB percentages45.1%, 48.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(228, 19.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 28.1%, 62.7%)

CMYK28.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,568,544

CSS custom property--colour: #737CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#8C835F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#678388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Steel blue · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A09773

Analogous#7393A0, #8073A0

Triadic#A0737C, #7CA073

Split complementary#A08173, #93A073

Tetradic#A07393, #A09773, #73A080

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEEF2

Lighter +30%#CED1DE

Lighter +20%#B0B5C9

Lighter +10%#9198B5

Darker −10%#5B6385

Darker −20%#464D67

Darker −30%#313649

Darker −40%#1D1F2A

More saturated +25%#566ABD

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R115

G124

B160

Red115 (45.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)19.15%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 7C · B A0

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Colour values

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