Colour

#737DAC

#737DAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#737DAC is a blue with RGB values 115, 125, 172 and HSL 229°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#737DAC#737DAC

HEX#737DAC

RGBrgb(115, 125, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4902, 0.6745

RGB percentages45.1%, 49%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(229.5, 25.6%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 33.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK33.1%, 27.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,568,812

CSS custom property--colour: #737DAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#8C8253

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F82AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#63868Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 27.3 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACA273

Analogous#7399AC, #8673AC

Triadic#AC737D, #7DAC73

Split complementary#AC8673, #99AC73

Tetradic#AC739A, #ACA273, #73AC86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F4F8

Lighter +30%#D3D6E5

Lighter +20%#B3B8D2

Lighter +10%#939BBF

Darker −10%#586294

Darker −20%#454D74

Darker −30%#323854

Darker −40%#1F2334

More saturated +25%#576BC8

Less saturated −25%#8F8F90

Channel breakdown

R115

G125

B172

Red115 (45.1%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue229.47°

Saturation (HSL)25.56%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 7D · B AC

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