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Recognised as Colour

#737CA2

  • #737CA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#737CA2 is a blue with RGB values 115, 124, 162 and HSL 229°, 20%, 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

#737CA2#737CA2
HEX#737CA2
RGBrgb(115, 124, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4863, 0.6353
RGB percentages45.1%, 48.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(228.5, 20.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 29%, 63.5%)
CMYK29%, 23.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,568,546
CSS custom property--colour: #737CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#8C835D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717FA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#678389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Gray · ΔE 22.2Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29973
Analogous#7393A2, #8273A2
Triadic#A2737C, #7CA273
Split complementary#A28173, #93A273
Tetradic#A27393, #A29973, #73A282

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFF3
Lighter +30%#CFD2DF
Lighter +20%#B0B5CB
Lighter +10%#9299B6
Darker −10%#5A6388
Darker −20%#464D69
Darker −30%#31364B
Darker −40%#1D202C
More saturated +25%#566ABF
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R115
G124
B162
Red115 (45.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue228.51°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 7C · B A2

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