Colour

#7380CD

#7380CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7380CD is a blue with RGB values 115, 128, 205 and HSL 231°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7380CD

RGBrgb(115, 128, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.502, 0.8039

RGB percentages45.1%, 50.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(231.3, 47.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 43.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK43.9%, 37.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,569,613

CSS custom property--colour: #7380CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#8C7F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6489D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D82CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#54909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC073

Analogous#73ADCD, #9373CD

Triadic#CD7380, #80CD73

Split complementary#CD9373, #ADCD73

Tetradic#CD73AD, #CDC073, #73CD93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E6F5

Lighter +20%#BEC4E8

Lighter +10%#99A2DA

Darker −10%#4D5EC0

Darker −20%#3948A1

Darker −30%#2C377B

Darker −40%#1F2655

More saturated +25%#5B6FE5

Less saturated −25%#8B91B5

Channel breakdown

R115

G128

B205

Red115 (45.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue231.33°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 80 · B CD

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Colour values

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