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Colour

#737EBD

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

#737EBD is a blue with RGB values 115, 126, 189 and HSL 231°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#737EBD#737EBD
HEX#737EBD
RGBrgb(115, 126, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4941, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.1%, 49.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(231.1, 35.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 39.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,569,085
CSS custom property--colour: #737EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#8C8142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6985C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#647FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D8A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB273
Analogous#73A3BD, #8D73BD
Triadic#BD737E, #7EBD73
Split complementary#BD8D73, #A3BD73
Tetradic#BD73A3, #BDB273, #73BD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBDEEE
Lighter +20%#B8BEDE
Lighter +10%#969ECD
Darker −10%#515FAC
Darker −20%#414C89
Darker −30%#303867
Darker −40%#202544
More saturated +25%#596CD7
Less saturated −25%#8D90A3

Channel breakdown

R115
G126
B189
Red115 (45.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue231.08°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 7E · B BD

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