Colour

#7380BC

#7380BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7380BC is a blue with RGB values 115, 128, 188 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

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HEX#7380BC

RGBrgb(115, 128, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.502, 0.7373

RGB percentages45.1%, 50.2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(229.3, 35.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 38.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK38.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,569,596

CSS custom property--colour: #7380BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#8C7F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C86BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6680BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#5D8C96no 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 text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCAF73

Analogous#73A5BC, #8A73BC

Triadic#BC7380, #80BC73

Split complementary#BC8B73, #A4BC73

Tetradic#BC73A5, #BCAF73, #73BC8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#DADEEE

Lighter +20%#B8BFDD

Lighter +10%#959FCD

Darker −10%#5261AA

Darker −20%#414E88

Darker −30%#313A65

Darker −40%#202643

More saturated +25%#596FD6

Less saturated −25%#8D91A2

Channel breakdown

R115

G128

B188

Red115 (45.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue229.32°

Saturation (HSL)35.27%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 80 · B BC

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