Colour

#737D98

#737D98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#737D98 is a blue with RGB values 115, 125, 152 and HSL 224°, 15%, 52%. 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

#737D98#737D98

HEX#737D98

RGBrgb(115, 125, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4902, 0.5961

RGB percentages45.1%, 49%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(223.8, 15.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 24.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK24.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,568,792

CSS custom property--colour: #737D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 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#8C8267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#727C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6A8286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 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 7 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.5 Gray · ΔE 16 Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#988E73

Analogous#739098, #7B7398

Triadic#98737D, #7D9873

Split complementary#987C73, #909873

Tetradic#987390, #988E73, #73987C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EAEE

Lighter +30%#CBCFD9

Lighter +20%#AEB4C3

Lighter +10%#9098AE

Darker −10%#5C647C

Darker −20%#464D5F

Darker −30%#303542

Darker −40%#1B1D24

More saturated +25%#556FB6

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R115

G125

B152

Red115 (45.1%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue223.78°

Saturation (HSL)15.23%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 7D · B 98

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