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Colour

#737DAE

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

#737DAE is a blue with RGB values 115, 125, 174 and HSL 230°, 27%, 57%. 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

#737DAE#737DAE
HEX#737DAE
RGBrgb(115, 125, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4902, 0.6824
RGB percentages45.1%, 49%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(229.8, 26.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 33.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK33.9%, 28.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,568,814
CSS custom property--colour: #737DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8C8251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E82B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#63868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 28.4Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)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#AEA473
Analogous#739BAE, #8773AE
Triadic#AE737D, #7DAE73
Split complementary#AE8773, #9BAE73
Tetradic#AE739A, #AEA473, #73AE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5F9
Lighter +30%#D4D7E6
Lighter +20%#B4B9D3
Lighter +10%#939BC1
Darker −10%#576297
Darker −20%#454D76
Darker −30%#323856
Darker −40%#1F2336
More saturated +25%#576BCA
Less saturated −25%#8F8F92

Channel breakdown

R115
G125
B174
Red115 (45.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue229.83°
Saturation (HSL)26.7%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 7D · B AE

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