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Recognised as Colour

#7380BB

  • #7380BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7380BB is a blue with RGB values 115, 128, 187 and HSL 229°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7380BB#7380BB
HEX#7380BB
RGBrgb(115, 128, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.502, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.1%, 50.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(229.2, 34.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 38.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK38.5%, 31.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,569,595
CSS custom property--colour: #7380BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8C7F44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D86BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6780BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D8C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3Plum · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAE73
Analogous#73A4BB, #8A73BB
Triadic#BB7380, #80BB73
Split complementary#BB8A73, #A4BB73
Tetradic#BB73A4, #BBAE73, #73BB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#DADDED
Lighter +20%#B8BEDC
Lighter +10%#959FCC
Darker −10%#5262A9
Darker −20%#414E87
Darker −30%#313A64
Darker −40%#202642
More saturated +25%#596FD5
Less saturated −25%#8D91A1

Channel breakdown

R115
G128
B187
Red115 (45.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue229.17°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 80 · B BB

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