Colour

#737E9D

#737E9D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#737E9D is a blue with RGB values 115, 126, 157 and HSL 224°, 18%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#737E9D#737E9D

HEX#737E9D

RGBrgb(115, 126, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4941, 0.6157

RGB percentages45.1%, 49.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(224.3, 17.6%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 26.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK26.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,569,053

CSS custom property--colour: #737E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#8C8162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75809Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#717D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#688488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Steel blue · ΔE 16 Gray · ΔE 18.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D9273

Analogous#73939D, #7D739D

Triadic#9D737E, #7E9D73

Split complementary#9D7D73, #939D73

Tetradic#9D7393, #9D9273, #739D7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEDF1

Lighter +30%#CDD1DC

Lighter +20%#AFB5C7

Lighter +10%#919AB2

Darker −10%#5B6582

Darker −20%#464E64

Darker −30%#313746

Darker −40%#1C1F28

More saturated +25%#5570BB

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R115

G126

B157

Red115 (45.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue224.29°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 7E · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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